PEP 238 (revised)

Erik Max Francis max at alcyone.com
Fri Jul 27 11:36:57 EDT 2001


Paul Svensson wrote:

> I liked the proposal to call '/' division, and '//' quotient;
> ambiguities can be resolved by using 'classic division' or 'future
> division'.

I'm not sure what the attraction is.  Division and quotient are
synonymous.

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