diff --git a/hyperloglog.py b/hyperloglog.py
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+import sys
+
+def main(args):
+   if not args:
+      args = [str(chr(c)) for c in range(ord('a'), ord('z'))]
+
+   bucket = 0
+
+   for arg in args:
+      v = '{:b}'.format(hash(arg)).lstrip('-')
+      i = 63 - len(v)
+      for c in v:
+         if c != '0':
+            break
+         i += 1
+      if i > bucket:
+         bucket = i
+      print(f'{i} <= {v} <= {arg}')
+
+   print(f'result={2**bucket}')
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+   main(sys.argv[1:])