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#!/usr/bin/python3
# mari von steinkirch @2013
# steinkirch at gmail
''' Clear a bit in a binary number. It is almost like the reverse of set bit:
1) first create a number filled of 1s, with 0 at i (can create 0001000 and ~)
2) AND the number so it clears the ith bit
>>> num = int('10010000', 2)
>>> clear_bit(num, 4)
'0b10000000'
>>> num = int('10010011', 2)
>>> clear_all_bits_from_i_to_0(num, 2)
'0b10010000'
>>> num = int('1110011', 2)
>>> clear_all_bits_from_most_sig_to_1(num, 2)
'0b11'
'''
def clear_bit(num, i):
mask = ~ (1 << i) # -0b10001
return bin(num & mask)
def clear_all_bits_from_i_to_0(num, i):
mask = ~ ( (1 << (i+1)) - 1)
return bin(num & mask)
def clear_all_bits_from_most_sig_to_1(num, i):
mask = ( 1 << i) -1
return bin(num & mask)
if __name__ == '__main__':
import doctest
doctest.testmod()