[issue43034] Python tutorial misleads users about floor division behavior

[Jesse Silverman]

Jesse Silverman <jessevsilverman at gmail.com> added the comment:

I understand and agree with both comments.
I will confirm that a substantial number of people think -17 // 3 yields -5.0, so when I saw this I wondered if it reinforced that common misconception.

I was curious enough to not just confirm in the actual docs not only that -17 // 3 == -6.0 but learned why it does so.

I would be happy to see any of Terry's three suggestions added, with the first one adding the most bang for the buck (if someone is surprised to see -6.0 there, they can go look up why).

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