Modul (%) in python not like in C?

[Ricardo Aráoz]

John Machin wrote:
> On Sep 10, 8:05 am, Lee Harr <miss... at frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>>> Python will always yield a number x = m%n such that 0 <= x < n, but
>>>> Turbo C will always yield a number such that if x = m%n -x = -m%n.  That
>>>> is, since 111 % 10 = 1, -111 % 10 = -1.  The two values will always
>>>> differ by n (as used above).
>> Maybe it is an order-of-operations thing....
>>
>> -111 % 10 = -1
>> (-111) % 10 = 9
>> ?
> 
> and on the other hand, maybe it's not. Try to think of any language
> where unary minus binds so loosely.

Why the theoretical argument when you can TEST your assumptions?

>>> -111 % 10
9
>>> (-111) % 10
9