Convert binary back to ascii in python [duplicate]

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'?

Sufian Latif · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-13 05:15:41Z

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One way could be

c = chr(int(s, 2))

where s is the binary string.

answered Oct 13, 2018 at 5:15

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what does the 2 represents?

The base in which you want to convert the number in. The default value is 10.

Rohit-Pandey · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-13 05:16:05Z

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Try This:

chr(int('01100001',2))

answered Oct 13, 2018 at 5:16

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