Hi. FYI, The division operators are discussed at length in http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0238.html.
// means, and always will mean, "floor division". Cheers, --david Matthew Sherborne wrote: > On Python 2.2 I like the new div operator //, which I likened to > Delphi's 'div' ie. Integer Division. However I surprised to realize > that not only 5//2==2 but that I can also say that 5 // 1.5 == 3.0! > > > > So I now realize that it is not "Integer Division", it is "Division > with the result rounded down". > > > > I hope that I will still be able to 5 // 1.5 in future versions of > python because I'm putting it in my prorgam! > > > > It's shorter than 'from math import floor; floor(5/1.5);'. > > > > >>> from __future__ import > > >>> 5 // 1.5 > > 3.0 > > >>> 5 / 1.5 > > 3.3333333333333335 > > > > Amazing! Thanks Guido and friends :) > > Matthew Sherborne > _______________________________________________ ActivePython mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs Other options: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/ActivePython
