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a = 2 + float("3") b = 5 c = a == b print(c) why is python silently converting 'b' into a float 5.0 in comparison '==' operatn

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26th Mar 2018, 9:24 PM
PyDiv()
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because a is a float
26th Mar 2018, 9:41 PM
Skipper
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Python coerces the int into a float to perform the addition, then returns a float as the result.
26th Mar 2018, 9:44 PM
Damyan Petkov
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