True Division in Python

[Olexandr Melnyk]

6 Dec 2006 15:41:04 -0800, kermit at polaris.net <kermit at polaris.net>:
>
> However, today I reviewed the method to be used in Python to get true
> division, and this gave
> me an idea how true division could be implemented without interferring
> with the use of
>
> / for integer division.
>
> Use  / for  integer division
>
> single slash is the operator for integer division.
>
> Use ./ for true division.
>
> period slash is the operator for true division.
>

Such idea was already proposed: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0238/

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Olexandr "Kynlem" Melnyk,
http://omelnyk.net/
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