Convert binary back to ascii in python

Question

So i have a function that converts an alphabet character to it's binary.

def toBinary(char):
    return "".join([format(ord(char), '#010b')[2:]])

For example, toBinary('a') gives me

01100001

How do i convert 01100001 back to the ascii 'a'?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 13 '18 at 05:15

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One way could be

c = chr(int(s, 2))

where s is the binary string.

answered Oct 13 '18 at 05:15

Sufian Latif

what does the 2 represents? – Maxxx Oct 13 '18 at 05:19
The base in which you want to convert the number in. The default value is 10. – Sufian Latif Oct 13 '18 at 05:39

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 13 '18 at 05:16

1

Try This:

chr(int('01100001',2))

answered Oct 13 '18 at 05:16

Rohit-Pandey

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