[Numpy-discussion] Oddity with numpy.int64 integer division

[Robert Kern]

Christian Marquardt wrote:
> Restore the invariant, and follow python.
> 
> This
> 
>    >>> -5 // 6
>    -1
> 
> and
> 
>    >>> array([-5])[0] // 6
>    0
> 
> simply doesn't make sense - in any language, you would expect that
> all basic operators provide you with the same same answer when
> applied to the same number, no?

Not if they are different types, you don't, e.g. -5.0 / 6 .

-- 
Robert Kern

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 an underlying truth."
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