[Python-Dev] Re: PEP239 (Rational Numbers) Reference Implementation and new issues

[Greg Ewing]

"Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com>:

> Someone proposed that /, //, and /// should stand for
> integer-, rational-, and float-valued division,
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

actually,

  float-, integer- and rational-

I'm not suggesting the existing ones should be changed!

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