Next Power of Two
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Author : Basuki Nath
Date : 2025-10-04
Utility to compute the next power of two greater than or equal to n.
"""
def next_power_of_two(n: int) -> int:
"""
Return the smallest power of two >= n for positive integers.
>>> next_power_of_two(1)
1
>>> next_power_of_two(2)
2
>>> next_power_of_two(3)
4
>>> next_power_of_two(5)
8
>>> next_power_of_two(1025)
2048
>>> next_power_of_two(0)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: n must be positive
>>> next_power_of_two(-3)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: n must be positive
"""
if n <= 0:
raise ValueError("n must be positive")
# If already a power of two, return it
if n & (n - 1) == 0:
return n
# Otherwise, fill bits to the right
v = n - 1
v |= v >> 1
v |= v >> 2
v |= v >> 4
v |= v >> 8
v |= v >> 16
# for very large ints, continue shifting using Python's arbitrary precision
shift = 32
while (1 << shift) <= v:
v |= v >> shift
shift <<= 1
return v + 1
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()