1. ascii.py
2. ascii_table.py
3. binaryToDecimal_md.py
4. binaryToDecimal_mg_brokendown.py
5. binaryToDecimal_mg.py
6. binaryToDecimal.py
7. widthvar.py

# Conversion of a text message into ASCII
# by Sara Sprenkle

print()
print("This program converts a textual message into a sequence")
print("of numbers representing the ASCII encoding of the message.")
print()

message = input("Enter the message to encode: ")

print()
print("Here are the ASCII codes for '" + message + "':")

for ch in message:
    print(ord(ch), end=" ")

print()

# Create a table of numbers (ASCII) and their character equivalent
# by Sara Sprenkle

print("This program prints out the ASCII Table")

print("DEC CHAR")
print("-"*3, "-"*4)

for i in range(33, 127):
    print("%3d %4s" % (i, chr(i)))
    

# Converts a binary number into a decimal
# This solutions moves from the right-most position
# to the left-most position of the binary number 
# By CSCI111, Courtesy of Michael Dik

print("This program converts a binary number into a decimal number.")

# Read in the binary number as a string -- why?
binnum = input("Enter the binary #: ")

power = 0
decVal = 0

for x in range(1, len(binnum)+1):
    bit = int(binnum[len(binnum)-x])
    decVal += bit * 2 ** power
    power = power + 1

print("The decimal value for", binnum, "is", decVal)

# Converts a binary number into a decimal.
# This solutions moves from the right-most position
# to the left-most position of the binary number.
# This version breaks down some of the steps from the
# original, to hopefully ease understanding.
#
# By CSCI111 

print("This program converts a binary number into a decimal number.")

# Read in the binary number as a string -- why?
binnum = input("Input a binary number: ")

length = len(binnum)

decVal = 0

for x in range (0, length):
    # binnum[x] is a string; we need to convert to a number
    bit = eval(binnum[x]) 
    exponent = length - x - 1
    step = bit * 2**exponent
    decVal = decVal + step

print("The decimal value for", binnum, "is", decVal)

# Converts a binary number into a decimal.
# This solutions moves from the right-most position
# to the left-most position of the binary number 
# By CSCI111 (courtesy of Max Gold)

print("This program converts a binary number into a decimal number.")

# Read in the binary number as a string -- why?
binnum = input("Input a binary number: ")

length = len(binnum)

answer = 0

for x in range (0, length):
    step = eval(binnum[x]) * 2**(length - x - 1)
    answer = answer + step

print("The decimal value for", binnum, "is", answer)

# Converts a binary number into a decimal.
# This version follows the algorithm given on the slides.
# This one iterates through the binary number from left to
# right, i.e., the power is decreasing.
# By CSCI111

print("This program converts a binary number into a decimal number.")

# Read in the binary number as a string -- why?
binnum = input("Enter the binary number: ")
#binnum="10"

exponent = len(binnum) - 1
decVal = 0

for bitAsChar in binnum:
    bitAsInt = int(bitAsChar)
    decVal += bitAsInt * 2 ** exponent
    exponent -= 1

print("The decimal value for", binnum, "is", decVal)

# String format whose width is a variable.
# An bonus program, for those interested in creating
# dynamically-sized format specifiers.
# by Sara Sprenkle

word = input("Enter a word: ")

width = len(word)
# create the format specifier string with the length of the word
formatspec = "%" + str(width) + "i"

print()
print("Right justify based on length of the word")
print()

print(word)
print(width*"-")

for x in range(0, 101, 10):
    print( formatspec % x )