Why we use '/' and the '//' in python code and what does it mean( 88//2).

Question

Please explain in easy language ..

Answer 1

/ is normal division that will result in a float value
print(4/2) # result is 2.0
print(5/2) # result is 2.5

// is called floor division and it results in an integer number (quotient)
print(4//2) # result is 2
print(5//2) # result is 2

Answer 2

Thanks