Differential Entropy of Uniform

Problem

Return the differential entropy in bits of a uniform distribution on [a, b]:

h = log2(b - a)

Return 0.0 when b <= a.

Hint

Differential entropy can be negative for narrow supports; this support starts at width 1.

case 1

in: [0,1]

expected: 0

case 2

in: [0,4]

expected: 2

case 3

in: [-1,1]

expected: 1

case 4

in: [2,10]

expected: 3

Starter codePython

import math
def de_uniform(a, b):
    # Your code here
    pass

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