Thanks for the replies, But to point out what the subject of this thread is (sorry for the typo ;-) : There is a PEP (proposal 238) to change Python so that 5/2 WOULD do the true division -- and obviously break lots of code.
Just type this in your python interpeter: >>> from __future__ import division >>> 5/2 2.5 I'm not asking why it _doen't_ work like Matlab. I'm wondering what the chances are that what Rocco Moretti is referring to (http://www.python.org/doc/2.2.3/whatsnew/node7.html) is really planned to be persued... I don't think "Because this change might break code, it's being introduced very gradually. Python 2.2 begins the transition, but the switch won't be complete until Python 3.0." says enough. Should I start using "from __future__ import division" in my modules ? I fear that it might make my code "unreadable" (people would not expect this when reading somewhere in the middle of the module !!!) Thanks, Sebastian Haase -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
