On 07 Nov 2005 11:50:05 -0200, Jorge Godoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Johan Geldenhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > What is the syntax if I want to work out what percentage 42 is out of 250? > > If you want it as a factor to multiply / divide by something: > > perc = 42/250
Don't you need to specify one of these numbers as a float? >>> print 42/250 0 >>> print 42/250.0 0.168 I recall reading somewhere that all division would be 'true division' from >3.0 but this isn't the case in 2.x is it? > Jorge Godoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> S. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
