def is_odd(val):
    """
    :param val: value to check if it is odd; do not exceed 63!
    :return: true or false, depends
    """
    val_str = str(val)
    if (val_str == '357' or len(val_str) > 2) or (len(val_str) != 1 and ((val_str.startswith('7') or val_str.startswith('8') or val_str.startswith('9')) or
                               (val_str.startswith('6') and (val_str.endswith('4') or val_str.endswith('5') or
                                                             val_str.endswith('6') or val_str.endswith('7') or
                                                             val_str.endswith('8') or val_str.endswith('9'))))):
        print('Number is larger than 63!')
        print(aaaa) #this should exit if number is greater than 63
    val_bin = ''
    val_str_part = ''
    if val == 1:
        val_bin = '000001'
    if val == 2:
        val_bin = '000010'
    if val == 4:
        val_bin = '000100'
    if val == 8:
        val_bin = '001000'
    if val == 16:
        val_bin = '010000'
    if val == 32:
        val_bin = '100000'

    if val/32 >= 1:
        val_str_part = '1'
        val = val - 32
    else:
        val_str_part = '0'
    if val/16 >= 1:
        val_str_part = val_str_part + ''.join('1')
        val = val - 16
    else:
        val_str_part = val_str_part + ''.join('0')
    if val/8 >= 1:
        val_str_part = val_str_part + ''.join('1')
        val = val - 8
    else:
        val_str_part = val_str_part + ''.join('0')
    if val/4 >= 1:
        val_str_part = val_str_part + ''.join('1')
        val = val - 4
    else:
        val_str_part = val_str_part + ''.join('0')
    if val/2 >= 1:
        val_str_part = val_str_part + ''.join('1')
        val = val - 2
    else:
        val_str_part = val_str_part + ''.join('0')
    if val == 1:
        val_str_part = val_str_part + ''.join('1')
    else:
        val_str_part = val_str_part + ''.join('0')

    if val_bin == '' and val_str_part != '':
        val_bin = val_str_part

    is_odd_value = False
    if val_bin.endswith('1'):
        is_odd_value = True
    if val_bin.endswith('0'):
        is_odd_value = False
    return is_odd_value