[issue19446] Integer division for negative numbers

[Georg Brandl]

Georg Brandl added the comment:

Hi Nitin,

"a // b" is defined as the floor division operation, same as what "math.floor(a / b)" gives: the largest integer <= a / b.

-7/2 is -3.5, the largest integer <= -3.5 is -4.

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nosy: +georg.brandl
resolution:  -> invalid
status: open -> closed

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