def convert_to_columns(binary_values):
    """Takes list of strings and returns one with rows and columns swapped."""
    column_conversion = []
    for row_num in range(len(binary_values[0])):
        column_conversion.append('')
        for col_num in range(len(binary_values)):
            column_conversion[-1] += binary_values[col_num][row_num]

    return column_conversion