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+# https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python3/bitwise_operators_example.htm
+
+
+def binary_or(a: int, b: int):
+    """
+    Take in 2 integers, convert them to binary, and return a binary number that is the
+    result of a binary or operation on the integers provided.
+
+    >>> binary_or(25, 32)
+    '0b111001'
+    >>> binary_or(37, 50)
+    '0b110111'
+    >>> binary_or(21, 30)
+    '0b11111'
+    >>> binary_or(58, 73)
+    '0b1111011'
+    >>> binary_or(0, 255)
+    '0b11111111'
+    >>> binary_or(0, 256)
+    '0b100000000'
+    >>> binary_or(0, -1)
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+        ...
+    ValueError: the value of both input must be positive
+    >>> binary_or(0, 1.1)
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+        ...
+    TypeError: 'float' object cannot be interpreted as an integer
+    >>> binary_or("0", "1")
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+        ...
+    TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int'
+    """
+    if a < 0 or b < 0:
+        raise ValueError("the value of both input must be positive")
+    a_binary = str(bin(a))[2:]  # remove the leading "0b"
+    b_binary = str(bin(b))[2:]
+    max_len = max(len(a_binary), len(b_binary))
+    return "0b" + "".join(
+        str(int("1" in (char_a, char_b)))
+        for char_a, char_b in zip(a_binary.zfill(max_len), b_binary.zfill(max_len))
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+
+    doctest.testmod()