# https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python3/bitwise_operators_example.htm def binary_xor(a: int, b: int) -> str: """ Take in 2 integers, convert them to binary, return a binary number that is the result of a binary xor operation on the integers provided. >>> binary_xor(25, 32) '0b111001' >>> binary_xor(37, 50) '0b010111' >>> binary_xor(21, 30) '0b01011' >>> binary_xor(58, 73) '0b1110011' >>> binary_xor(0, 255) '0b11111111' >>> binary_xor(256, 256) '0b000000000' >>> binary_xor(0, -1) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: the value of both inputs must be positive >>> binary_xor(0, 1.1) Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: 'float' object cannot be interpreted as an integer >>> binary_xor("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 inputs must be positive") a_binary = str(bin(a))[2:] # remove the leading "0b" b_binary = str(bin(b))[2:] # remove the leading "0b" max_len = max(len(a_binary), len(b_binary)) return "0b" + "".join( str(int(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()