On Mar 17, 7:26 pm, "Terry Reedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Ninereeds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> | Is the PEP238 change to division going into Python 3 as planned?
>
> IDLE 3.0a3>>> 1/2
>
> 0.5
>
> | I realise that the new integer division semantics have been available
> | in "from __future__" for quite a few years now, but a warning might be
> | appropriate now that Python 3 is in alpha.
>
> 2.6, I have read, have optional 'Py3' warnings, and a 2to3 conversion
> program

The tools can work out the *intent* of any particular division
operator? Can work out whether the result should be integer or float,
independent of any particular set of arguments? Seems unlikely.
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