input: def decimal_to_bin_with_padding(decimal):
      """Given a decimal number, convert it to its binary equivalent as a string.
      The returned string should begin and end with the characters 'db' to ensure a specific format.
  
      Examples:
      decimal_to_bin_with_padding(15)   # returns "db1111db"
      decimal_to_bin_with_padding(32)   # returns "db100000db"
      """
output:     binary_str = bin(decimal)[2:]  # Convert to binary and remove the '0b' prefix
      return f'db{binary_str}db'