"shawn bright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > if i use i bitmask of 240 it will mask the most significant 4 bits
When using bitmasks its much easier to think in hex (or octal). there are exactly 2 hex digits per byte so you only need to think about each group of 4 bits and its hex bit pattern. It saves a heap of mental calculations! Alan G. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
