def encode_residual_partition(rice_parameter, residuals): partition = BitstreamRecorder(0) for residual in residuals: if residual >= 0: unsigned = residual << 1 else: unsigned = ((-residual - 1) << 1) | 1 MSB = unsigned >> rice_parameter LSB = unsigned - (MSB << rice_parameter) partition.unary(1, MSB) partition.write(rice_parameter, LSB) return partition