Arthur Petit
16 October 2024
Understanding Bitwise Operations: Why JavaScript and Python Yield Different Results

This article explains how bitwise operations are handled differently in Python and JavaScript, especially when bitwise AND (&) and right-shift (>>) operators are used. The primary problem is that Python uses numbers with unlimited precision, whereas JavaScript uses 32-bit signed integers. Solutions are provided, such as simulating JavaScript's behavior with Python's ctypes module.