diff --git a/arithmetic_coder.py b/arithmetic_coder.py
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+from fractions import Fraction
+
+def uniform(syms):
+    def pdist(seq):
+        return {s: Fraction(1, len(syms)) for s in syms}
+    return pdist
+
+def cdfs(distribution):
+    cdf_lo = {}
+    cdf_hi = {}
+    total_probability = 0
+    for sym, prob in distribution.items():
+        cdf_lo[sym] = total_probability # we could also use the last symbol as the lower bound but this is more explicit
+        total_probability += prob
+        cdf_hi[sym] = total_probability
+    return cdf_lo, cdf_hi
+
+def encode(sequence, pdist):
+    a = Fraction(0, 1)
+    b = Fraction(1, 1)
+
+    bits = []
+
+    for i, x in enumerate(sequence):
+        distribution = pdist(sequence[:i])
+        cdf_lo, cdf_hi = cdfs(distribution)
+        rang = b - a
+        b = a + rang * cdf_hi[x]
+        a += rang * cdf_lo[x]
+
+        # if our interval is sufficiently constrained, emit bits
+        while True:
+            if a < b < Fraction(1, 2):
+                bits.append(0)
+                a *= 2
+                b *= 2
+            elif Fraction(1, 2) < a < b:
+                bits.append(1)
+                a *= 2
+                b *= 2
+                a -= 1
+                b -= 1
+            else:
+                break
+
+    # it may still be the case that a and b are in [0,1], i.e. we have not emitted enough bits
+    # to constrain it in the decoder
+    while a > 0 or b < 1:
+        c = (a + b) / 2 # slightly suboptimal: try and write out midpoint
+        if c < Fraction(1, 2):
+            bits.append(0)
+            a *= 2
+            b *= 2
+        else:
+            bits.append(1)
+            a *= 2
+            a -= 1
+            b *= 2
+            b -= 1
+
+    return bits
+
+def decode(bits, pdist):
+    a = Fraction(0, 1)
+    b = Fraction(1, 1)
+    scale = Fraction(1, 2)
+
+    sequence = []
+    while bits:
+        distribution = pdist(sequence)
+        cdf_lo, cdf_hi = cdfs(distribution)
+        for (lo, hi), sym in zip(zip(cdf_lo.values(), cdf_hi.values()), cdf_lo.keys()):
+            if lo <= a < b <= hi: # if message interval is subset of symbol interval, emit symbol
+                sequence.append(sym)
+                # expand working interval and adjust scale up
+                # (effectively, consume symbol in weird base)
+                range = hi - lo
+                a = (a - lo) / range
+                b = (b - lo) / range
+                scale /= range
+                break
+        else:
+            # consume a bit
+            bit = bits.pop(0)
+            a += bit * scale
+            b = a + scale
+            scale /= 2
+    
+    return sequence
+
+dist = lambda seq: {"a": Fraction(98, 100), "b": Fraction(1, 100), "c": Fraction(1, 100)}
+input = "abbabaccabbabbbbbba"
+bits = encode(input, dist)
+print(bits)
+result = "".join(decode(bits, dist))
+print(input, result)
+assert input == result, "oh no"
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diff --git a/bmp280_prometheus.py b/bmp280_prometheus.py
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+import smbus
+import struct
+import time
+from prometheus_client import start_http_server, Gauge
+import sys
+
+location = sys.argv[1]
+
+bus = smbus.SMBus(1)
+ADDR = 0x76
+ID_REGISTER = 0xD0
+TARGET_ID = 0x58
+CTRL_MEAS_REGISTER = 0xF4
+PRESSURE_REGISTER_BASE = 0xF7
+TEMP_REGISTER_BASE = 0xFA
+CALIBRAITON_VALUES = {
+    "dig_T1": {"address": (0x88, 0x89), "unpack": "<H"},
+    "dig_T2": {"address": (0x8A, 0x8B), "unpack": "<h"},
+    "dig_T3": {"address": (0x8C, 0x8D), "unpack": "<h"},
+    "dig_P1": {"address": (0x8E, 0x8F), "unpack": "<H"},
+    "dig_P2": {"address": (0x90, 0x91), "unpack": "<h"},
+    "dig_P3": {"address": (0x92, 0x93), "unpack": "<h"},
+    "dig_P4": {"address": (0x94, 0x95), "unpack": "<h"},
+    "dig_P5": {"address": (0x96, 0x97), "unpack": "<h"},
+    "dig_P6": {"address": (0x98, 0x99), "unpack": "<h"},
+    "dig_P7": {"address": (0x9A, 0x9B), "unpack": "<h"},
+    "dig_P8": {"address": (0x9C, 0x9D), "unpack": "<h"},
+    "dig_P9": {"address": (0x9E, 0x9F), "unpack": "<h"}
+}
+
+def setup():
+    assert bus.read_byte_data(ADDR, ID_REGISTER) == TARGET_ID
+    bus.write_byte_data(ADDR, CTRL_MEAS_REGISTER, 0b101_101_11) # max oversampling mode (we don"t really care about power), power on
+    calibration = {}
+    for key, value in CALIBRAITON_VALUES.items():
+        calibration[key] = struct.unpack(value["unpack"], bytes([bus.read_byte_data(ADDR, value["address"][0]), bus.read_byte_data(ADDR, value["address"][1])]))[0]
+    return calibration
+
+def read_raw_adc(base):
+    msb, lsb, xlsb = bus.read_i2c_block_data(ADDR, base, 3)
+    return (msb << 16 | lsb << 8 | xlsb) >> 4
+
+def bmp280_compensate_T_double(adc_T, dig_T1, dig_T2, dig_T3, **kwargs):
+    var1 = (adc_T / 16384.0 - dig_T1 / 1024.0) * dig_T2
+    var2 = ((adc_T / 131072.0 - dig_T1 / 8192.0) * 
+            (adc_T / 131072.0 - dig_T1 / 8192.0)) * dig_T3
+    t_fine = int(var1 + var2)
+    T = (var1 + var2) / 5120.0
+    return T, t_fine
+
+def bmp280_compensate_P_double(adc_P, t_fine, dig_P1, dig_P2, dig_P3, dig_P4, dig_P5, dig_P6, dig_P7, dig_P8, dig_P9, **kwargs):
+    var1 = t_fine / 2.0 - 64000.0
+    var2 = var1 * var1 * dig_P6 / 32768.0
+    var2 = var2 + var1 * dig_P5 * 2.0
+    var2 = (var2 / 4.0) + (dig_P4 * 65536.0)
+    var1 = (dig_P3 * var1 * var1 / 524288.0 + dig_P2 * var1) / 524288.0
+    var1 = (1.0 + var1 / 32768.0) * dig_P1
+    if var1 == 0.0:
+        return 0  # avoid exception caused by division by zero
+    p = 1048576.0 - adc_P
+    p = (p - (var2 / 4096.0)) * 6250.0 / var1
+    var1 = dig_P9 * p * p / 2147483648.0
+    var2 = p * dig_P8 / 32768.0
+    p = p + (var1 + var2 + dig_P7) / 16.0
+    return p
+
+calibration = setup()
+
+temperature = Gauge("bmp280_temperature", "Temperature in Celsius", ("location",))
+pressure = Gauge("bmp280_pressure", "Pressure in Pascals", ("location",))
+
+def read_temperature_pressure():
+    adc_T = read_raw_adc(TEMP_REGISTER_BASE)
+    adc_P = read_raw_adc(PRESSURE_REGISTER_BASE)
+    T, t_fine = bmp280_compensate_T_double(adc_T, **calibration)
+    P = bmp280_compensate_P_double(adc_P, t_fine, **calibration)
+    temperature.labels(location=location).set(T)
+    pressure.labels(location=location).set(P)
+
+start_http_server(9091)
+
+while True:
+    read_temperature_pressure()
+    time.sleep(1)
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