How about adding rational fraction to Python?

[Lie]

On Feb 26, 9:33 pm, Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch <bj_... at gmx.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:29:18 -0800, Lie wrote:
> >> J Cliff Dyer:
> >> I'm in the camp that believes that 3/4 does indeed yield the integer 0,
> >> but should be spelled 3//4 when that is the intention.
>
> > That's creepy for people that are new to programming and doesn't know
> > how CPUs work and are used to general mathematics. That means most
> > people. As programming language are now more accessible to regular
> > people without specialized Computer Science degree, it is a just
> > natural trend that computer arithmetic must be done in an expectable
> > manner as seen by those general population not by people who holds a
> > CS degree.
>
> So why is it creepy then!?  ``3 // 4`` is for the people knowing about
> integer division and ``3 / 4`` gives the expected result for those who
> don't.  Those who don't know ``//`` can write ``int(3 / 4)`` to get the
> same effect.

yep, that's the point. The new division operator isn't that creepy
anymore by returning float instead of integer, kudos for whoever made
the change.