Let’s learn Bitwise operators the fun way

There are lots of photo-editing tools out there — but wouldn’t it be fun if we managed to perform some of the same actions with the most basic operations there are? After all, a small operation can go a long way, if we apply it to every pixel. Bitwise operators are rarely used in regular programming, yet they’re what all languages are built on, so it’s important to understand them.

Let’s take this opportunity to understand how Python bitwise operators work by using them to alter and merge photos! You’ll find that with simple bitwise operators, you can:

• Reverse color polarity.
• Dim brightness.
• Adjust vibrancy.
• Merge two photos in three ways.

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