re OnInteger division

[Chris Barker]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> > so:
> > 9/4 = 2
> > 9 %4 = 1
> >
> > and
> > (9/ 4) *4 + (9%4) = 9
> 
> on the other hand,
> 
> >>> from __future__ import division
> >>> (9/4)*4 + (9%4)
> 10.0
> 
> oh well.

Ah, but 

>>> (9./ 4) *4 + (9%4) # without future division
10.0

and:

>>> (9//4)*4 + (9%4) # with future division

should work fine, as should:

>>> (9/4)*4

With either floats or integers, which is a whole lot more clear.


-Chris



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