def bit_vector_to_int_large(v):
    """
    Transform a numpy vector representing a sequence of binary bits [0 | >0]
    into an integer representation.

    This function is the special form that can handle very large integers
    (>64bit).

    :param v: 1D Vector of bits
    :type v: numpy.ndarray

    :return: Integer equivalent
    :rtype: int

    """
    c = 0
    for b in v:
        c = (c << 1) + int(b)
    return c
