In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dan Bishop
wrote:
> On Jun 7, 8:30 pm, Some Other Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Since this just involves doubling you can avoid multiplying altogether
>> and just use this:
>>
>> def rounddiv(a,b):
>> return int((a+a+b)/(b+b))
>>
>> That's 3 integer adds and 1 integer divide. The int() cast is just
>> there is case somebody passes in floats for a or b; if you know you're
>> only going to have integer arguments you don't need it.
>
> The // operator was added to the language for a reason. I'm surprised
> at how few Pythonistas are using it six years later.
It would just document intent here because it still gives `float` results
if used with at least one `float` as operands:
In [1]: 10.0 // 2
Out[1]: 5.0
Ciao,
Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
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