Printing floating point numbers in binary
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- Hex to binary conversion works for floating point numbers similarly to integers, by converting each hex digit to binary.
- Python's float.hex() method returns a hex representation with a 'p' exponent indicating a power of 2, not 16.
- To get the binary representation, convert the hex digits after the point to binary using bin() on the integer value, then adjust the fraction point by the exponent.
- Padding with zeros may be necessary when converting hex digits to ensure correct bit alignment.