> (14 - $bitIndex)) & 1; echo sprintf("%6d | %9d | %9d\n", $rightCols[$i], $bitIndex, $bit); } echo "\n"; // What Python reference expects $pythonH = "101010000100100"; // For M, Mask 0 echo "Python reference (M, Mask 0):\n"; echo "Format: {$pythonH}\n"; echo "Position 14 (last): {$pythonH[14]}\n";