[pvpkiller]

Okay, so this is the problem I have. I have to convert an integer value, given by the user, into binary strings, but the length is also specified by the user. The integers are non negative. I was thinking of using the built in function in python, bin(x), but that won't help because the user has to specify the length of the binary string.

def convert_to_binary(value, length):

Any help is appreciated.

[Motoma]

Use bin() and then resize it as necessary?

Or use the divide by 2 method. Pseudocode:

binary_string = ""
while number != 0:
    if number is divisible by two:
        prepend "1" to binary_string
    else:
        prepend "0" to binary_string
    integer divide number by 2
prepend "0"s until binary_string is the right length

[pvpkiller]

wait, what do you mean by re-size it as necessary? I can use the bin() function, but how do i re-size it? Using a list and slicing it?

[Motoma]

A quick example:

>>> fivehundred = bin(500)
>>> fivehundred
'0b111110100'
# All but the first two characters ("0b")
>>> fivehundred = fivehundred[2:]
>>> fivehundred
'111110100'
>>> len(fivehundred)
9
# Pad to 12 characters (12 - 9 = 3)
>>> fivehundred = '0' * 3 + fivehundred
>>> fivehundred
'000111110100'
# Trim to 4 characters
>>> four = fivehundred[-4:]
>>> four
'0100'

[pvpkiller]

Thanks, I got it now, works great