Frank Millman wrote: > Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch wrote: > > In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Frank Millman > > wrote: > > > > > Then you can mention that, if they just want the integer portion, they > > > can use int(3/2). I think that most people with the slightest > > > understanding of basic arithmetic will relate to this without a > > > problem. > > > > Or instead of converting the `float` back to an `int`, they can use > > integer division: ``3 // 2`` > > > > I had thought of that. The reason I did not suggest it is that, as I > understand it, this tutorial is not about how to learn Python, it is > about teaching programming to the absolute beginner.
Right !! > > I imagine (hope I am not making invalid assumptions here) that Python > was chosen as a base because it is easy and intuitive to learn, and in > most cases it is. It just happens that division is one area where it is > a bit awkward. Right again !! Although the Python way is almost always easy to learn I won't be pythonic (as in specific to Python) where it won't help. Regards, Clodoaldo -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
