"""Bitwise OR helper. Return a zero-padded binary string representing ``a | b`` where the width is the maximum bit length of the inputs. Only non-negative integers are accepted. >>> 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' Invalid inputs raise clear exceptions: >>> binary_or(0, -1) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: inputs must be non-negative integers >>> binary_or(0, 1.1) Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: inputs must be integers >>> binary_or("0", "1") Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: inputs must be integers """ # https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python3/bitwise_operators_example.htm def binary_or(a: int, b: int) -> str: if not isinstance(a, int) or not isinstance(b, int): raise TypeError("inputs must be integers") if a < 0 or b < 0: raise ValueError("inputs must be non-negative integers") max_len = max(a.bit_length(), b.bit_length()) return f"0b{(a | b):0{max_len}b}" if __name__ == "__main__": import doctest doctest.testmod()