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cirq.big_endian_bits_to_int

Returns the big-endian integer specified by the given bits.

cirq.big_endian_bits_to_int(
    bits: Iterable[Any]
) -> int

Args
`bits`	Descending bits of the integer, with the 1s bit at the end.

Returns
The integer.

Examples
`>>> cirq.big_endian_bits_to_int([0, 1]) 1` `cirq.big_endian_bits_to_int([1, 0])` `2` `cirq.big_endian_bits_to_int([0, 1, 0])` `2` `cirq.big_endian_bits_to_int([1, 0, 0, 1, 0])` `18`

Examples

>>> cirq.big_endian_bits_to_int([0, 1])
1

cirq.big_endian_bits_to_int([1, 0])
2

cirq.big_endian_bits_to_int([0, 1, 0])
2

cirq.big_endian_bits_to_int([1, 0, 0, 1, 0])
18

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Last updated 2025-08-14 UTC.