Bitwise operation and usage

Question

Consider this code:

x = 1        # 0001
x << 2       # Shift left 2 bits: 0100
# Result: 4

x | 2        # Bitwise OR: 0011
# Result: 3

x & 1              


        

Answer 1

i didnt see it mentioned, This example will show you the (-) decimal operation for 2 bit values: A-B (only if A contains B)

this operation is needed when we hold an verb in our program that represent bits. sometimes we need to add bits (like above) and sometimes we need to remove bits (if the verb contains then)

111 #decimal 7
-
100 #decimal 4
--------------
011 #decimal 3

with python: 7 & ~4 = 3 (remove from 7 the bits that represent 4)

001 #decimal 1
-
100 #decimal 4
--------------
001 #decimal 1

with python: 1 & ~4 = 1 (remove from 1 the bits that represent 4 - in this case 1 is not 'contains' 4)..