Comment by d0mine

There is an easier way to convert bits to ASCII, filter spaces and reverse the string:

  >>> n = int(bbs, 2)
  >>> n.to_bytes((n.bit_length() + 7) // 8, 'big').decode()
  's no  i sn e  h  e r  pm o c'
  >>> _.replace(' ', '')[::-1]
  'comprehensions'

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7396849/convert-binary-to...