title: How do I manipulate bits in Python?
body: <p>In C I could, for example, zero out bit #10 in a 32 bit unsigned value like so:</p>
  
  <pre><code>unsigned long value = 0xdeadbeef;
  value &amp;= ~(1&lt;&lt;10);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How do I do that in Python ?</p>