def binary_xor(a: int, b: int) -> str:
"""
Take in 2 integers, convert them to binary,
return a binary number that is the
result of a binary xor operation on the integers provided.
>>> 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'
>>> binary_xor(0, -1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: the value of both input must be positive
>>> binary_xor(0, 1.1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: 'float' object cannot be interpreted as an integer
>>> binary_xor("0", "1")
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int'
"""
if a < 0 or b < 0:
raise ValueError("the value of both input must be positive")
a_binary = str(bin(a))[2:]
b_binary = str(bin(b))[2:]
max_len = max(len(a_binary), len(b_binary))
return "0b" + "".join(
str(int(char_a != char_b))
for char_a, char_b in zip(a_binary.zfill(max_len), b_binary.zfill(max_len))
)
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()