[Python-Dev] Integer division operator can give float result?

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

On Tuesday 27 February 2007 22:34, Greg Ewing wrote:
 > Is this intentional? I would have expected the
 > // operator to always give an integer result.

Think "floor division", not "integer division".  The result (r) may be a 
float, but it'll hold to the constraint:

    r == int(r)


  -Fred

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