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Is there a built in function in python tha can convert numbers like 5.76869 into binary?

I know how to do it by creating a function myself and bin only deals with integers

ATHUL KUMAR O A - IMS20073
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    There are a few issues here - first, do you mean converting the exact decimal number 5.76869 to binary, or do you mean converting the float `5.76869` to binary? `5.76869` is not exactly 5.76869. Second, if you mean converting 5.76869 to binary, that number doesn't *have* a terminating binary representation. It's like converting 1/3 to decimal. How do you want to handle that? – user2357112 Dec 24 '22 at 11:05
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    Look here [Binary representation of float in Python (bits not hex)](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16444726/binary-representation-of-float-in-python-bits-not-hex) – Muhammadyusuf Dec 24 '22 at 11:05
  • Unduping. That question is about getting the raw bits of the IEEE 754 binary64 format. This question is about base conversion. – user2357112 Dec 24 '22 at 11:07

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In Python, we can simply use the bin () function to convert from a decimal value to its corresponding binary value. The bin () takes a value as its argument and returns a binary equivalent. Note bin () return binary value with the prefix 0b, so depending on the use-case, formatting should be done to remove 0b.

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    `bin` only handles integers. – user2357112 Dec 24 '22 at 11:05
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