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How does the functioning of // and % differ in python and other languages

query about the use of operator

21st Feb 2017, 4:54 PM
Bhumik Varu
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% operator is the same for all languages as far as i know, and returns the remainder // is floor division in python (maybe in some other languages as well, not quite sure) which returns the integer part of a division, for example: 7/2 == 3.5 7//2 == 3
21st Feb 2017, 5:22 PM
Burey
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thanks a lot
21st Feb 2017, 5:24 PM
Bhumik Varu
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