List like protocol for bit field manipulation
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# bitfield manipulation
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class bf(object):
def __init__(self,value=0):
self._d = value
def __getitem__(self, index):
return (self._d >> index) & 1
def __setitem__(self,index,value):
value = (value&1L)<<index
mask = (1L)<<index
self._d = (self._d & ~mask) | value
def __getslice__(self, start, end):
mask = 2L**(end - start) -1
return (self._d >> start) & mask
def __setslice__(self, start, end, value):
mask = 2L**(end - start) -1
value = (value & mask) << start
mask = mask << start
self._d = (self._d & ~mask) | value
return (self._d >> start) & mask
def __int__(self):
return self._d
k = bf()
k[3:7]=5
print k[3]
print k[5]
k[7]=1
print k[4:8]
print int(k)
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This class allow you to access the individuals bits of a number with a protocol similar to list indexing and slicing.
Since the class doesn't provide a __len__ method, calls like: k[-1] of k[2:] wont work.
error in this code:
should be
Actually modifying the code that way breaks the python list conventions; asking for
k[4:8]should give the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th elements, but not the 8th.I get an error:
Is there something I am missing here?
@Patrick, I'm a bit late (only a year and 9 months!), but your problem is you are using a string for your value.
Got alarm when using bin()
-> TypeError: 'bf' object cannot be interpreted as an index
Had to add alias index call at end of class.
Not sure about the difference between index and int methods should be. Might not be the best solution, but worked for my testing.
Since bin() was added in 2.6 and this post has been around for nearly 12 years, I thinks its held up well.
Thanks for the help!