[issue6387] floor division gives different result for int versus float.

[Tim Peters]

Tim Peters <tim.peters at gmail.com> added the comment:

Yup, -1 here too.  For dyadic arithmetic operations (+ - * / % //) on
mixed numeric types, Python's execution model coerces the operands to a
common type before computation begins.  Besides just being the way it's
worked "forever" in Python, it's consistent and explainable.  Growing a
wart for one case of one case would be inconsistent and deeply
surprising at a higher level.  Live with it ;-)

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