The |
operator will perform a binary "or," where a bit is copied if it exists in either operand. That means:
# 0 | 0 = 0
# 0 | 1 = 1
# 1 | 0 = 1
# 1 | 1 = 1
# 60 = 0b111100
# 30 = 0b011110
60 | 30
# Out: 62
# 62 = 0b111110
bin(60 | 30)
# Out: 0b111110