Oops! Note to self: *ALWAYS* try code before posting to a public forum :-(
def binary(val, width):
print '%10s = the sum of' % val
for i in [2 ** x for x in range(width - 1, -1, -1)]:
a = val / i
print ' ' * 13 + '%s * (2 ** %s)' % (a, width)
val -= i * a
width -= 1
binary(233, 8)
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