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

[Guido van Rossum]

Also consider this example:

>>> 7.2 // 0.5
14.0
>>>

On 2/28/07, Facundo Batista <facundo at taniquetil.com.ar> wrote:
> Greg Ewing wrote:
>
> > Is this intentional? I would have expected the
> > // operator to always give an integer result.
> >
> > Python 2.3 (#1, Aug  5 2003, 15:52:30)
> > [GCC 3.1 20020420 (prerelease)] on darwin
> > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >  >>> 7.0 // 2
> > 3.0
>
> >From the Language Reference:
>
>   The / (division) and // (floor division) operators yield the quotient
>   of their arguments. The numeric arguments are first converted to a
>   common type. Plain or long integer division yields an integer of the
>   same type; the result is that of mathematical division with the
>   `floor' function applied to the result.
>
> So, first the arguments are converted to a common type, in this case
> float. Then the division is made. Then the 'floor' function is applied.
> Result: 3.0.
>
> So yes, it's intentional.
>
> Regards,
>
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