convert binary string to base 10 value in python
def getBaseTen(binaryVal):
	count = 0
	#reverse the string
    binaryVal = binaryVal[::-1]
    #go through the list and get the value of all 1's
	for i in range(0, len(binaryVal)):
    	if(binaryVal[i] == "1"):
            count += 2**i
    
    return count