"""Bitwise XOR 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_xor(25, 32) '0b111001' >>> binary_xor(37, 50) '0b010111' >>> binary_xor(21, 30) '0b01011' >>> binary_xor(58, 73) '0b1110011' >>> binary_xor(0, 255) '0b11111111' >>> binary_xor(256, 256) '0b000000000' Invalid inputs raise clear exceptions: >>> binary_xor(0, -1) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: inputs must be non-negative integers >>> binary_xor(0, 1.1) Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: inputs must be integers >>> binary_xor("0", "1") Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: inputs must be integers """ # https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python3/bitwise_operators_example.htm def binary_xor(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()