using python to convert integer to 8bit binarey

Question

Im working on a program which converts binary into integers (easy enough) however I then need to convert the integers back into 8bit binary representation. I have had a look, and I can do it mathematically, but I was wondering if there was a handy python function that did this?

possible duplicate of [Converting integer to binary in python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10411085/converting-integer-to-binary-in-python) — FrobberOfBits, Apr 15 '14 at 17:58

anon582847382 · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-15T18:04:01.747

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To get precisely 8 bits, use string formatting:

A demo:

>>> '{0:08b}'.format(22)
'00010110'

edited Apr 15 '14 at 18:04

answered Apr 15 '14 at 17:57

anon582847382

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Hi, this puts 0b at the beginning of the string, and it isn't in 8bit. is there a way to fix that? – Chris Headleand Apr 15 '14 at 17:59
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Perfect, thanks... will accept in 7 mins when the software lets me! lol – Chris Headleand Apr 15 '14 at 18:04
@ChrisHeadleand Good, glad to have been of assistance. Upvotes are also greatly appreciated if you haven't already. :) – anon582847382 Apr 15 '14 at 18:04

using python to convert integer to 8bit binarey

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