[N00B] What's %?

[Jeremy Jones]

administrata wrote:

>Hi! it's been about a week learning python!
>I've read 'python programming for the absolute begginer'
>I don't understand about % like...
>
>107 % 4 = 3
>7 % 3 = 1
>
>I'm confused with division :/
>Please help me...
>
>thx 4 reading.
>  
>
% is the remainder operator (I think it's also called modulus).

107 % 4 == 3
because
107 / 4 == 26 R3

and 7 % 3 == 1
because 7 / 3 == 2 R1


HTH,

Jeremy Jones