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What do percentage signs do?

What does the percentage sign do in the example? I don't understand it evens=[i**2 for i in range(10) if i**2 % 2 == 0] print(evens)

8th Mar 2018, 11:57 AM
Samuel To
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he is talking about % in python @Blizz //only started language till now try different modifications using -ve integers as operands for % operator
8th Mar 2018, 12:25 PM
Gaurav Agrawal
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It is called the "Modulus". It returns the remainder of the division. Example :- 5 % 2 => 1 4 % 2 => 0 In the example you gave, it checks if the number is an even number. It does so by checking if the number when divided by 2 gives reminder 0.
8th Mar 2018, 12:09 PM
Nikhil
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it is modulus operator. for an example 38 % 2== 37 ÷ 2 and nearest number for 37 in 2 is 36. So 37 - 36 = 1 so the remainder is 1
8th Mar 2018, 12:08 PM
Blizz
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It is the modulo operator and in probably all the languages, it helps get the remainder of a division operation. Eg : 15%2 = 1 (Since 15/2 is 7 with 1 as remainder) Now in your example, the sign checks for even numbers by verifying that when you divide the number by two, you get no remainder.
8th Mar 2018, 12:08 PM
Kinshuk Vasisht
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you talking in what language?
8th Mar 2018, 11:58 AM
Blizz
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here remainder (i%2) is 0 that means only even number is acceptable,so I**2 for I in range (10) 0**2 = 0 2**2 = 4 4**2 = 16 .... ..... ans. is print (even) or output even numbers.
8th Mar 2018, 2:34 PM
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