[Python-Dev] %b format?

[Eric S. Raymond]

Greg Wilson <Greg.Wilson@baltimore.com>:
> I would like to add a "%b" format for converting
> numbers to binary format (1's and 0's).  I realize
> this isn't a C-ism, but it would be very useful for
> teaching purposes, as newcomers find 101101 a lot
> easier to understand than 0x2D.
> 
> Reactions?

+1.  Didactically pretty useful, and the additional code won't boost
global complexity much.
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