From 97c369b0e0408fb8684506745fefe311bc04f586 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Hernandez <calcetin.izquierdo@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:53:26 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] write function in python to clear bits in range (i, j)

---
 .../ClearBitsInRange/main.py                    | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Bit-manipulationTechniques/ClearBitsInRange/main.py

diff --git a/Bit-manipulationTechniques/ClearBitsInRange/main.py b/Bit-manipulationTechniques/ClearBitsInRange/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a181d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Bit-manipulationTechniques/ClearBitsInRange/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+def clear_bits_in_range(n: int, i: int, j: int):
+    a = -1 << (j + 1)
+    b = (1 << i) - 1
+    mask = a | b
+
+    return n & mask
+
+
+def main():
+    n, i, j = 31, 1, 3
+
+    n = clear_bits_in_range(n, i, j)
+    print(n)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()