Python 3000 deat !? Is true division ever coming ?

Rocco Moretti roccomoretti at hotpop.com
Fri Feb 17 10:37:01 EST 2006


Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> Anybody using Python *should* be aware of the division issue. As soon as
> they see a division, it is their responsibility to *find out what it
> means*. That doesn't require much work: they can scroll up to the
> beginning of the module and look at the first few lines. That's not hard.

And anyone wanting strict integer division semantics,(and not needing 
pre-2.2 compatability) should be using the '//' floor division operator 
anyway.



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