Can you divide 2 variables in python?
I've got two numbers stored in varibles, a and b, and i'd like to see of the ratio of those two is an integer or not in python. However when I try Show
it gives me a
however if I say
it truncates the decimal portion. How can I get the full numbeer to test for integrality? I was going to use
Thanks, and i'm using python 2.7.1 asked Jun 11, 2011 at 12:16
1 Use this line to get the division behavior you want:
Alternatively, you could use modulus:
answered Jun 11, 2011 at 12:17
so12311so12311 4,0391 gold badge26 silver badges37 bronze badges Multiply by 1.
or, using the float function
answered Jun 11, 2011 at 12:45
rizariza 15.3k7 gold badges28 silver badges29 bronze badges The answered Jun 11, 2011 at 12:29
Thomas WoutersThomas Wouters 127k23 gold badges146 silver badges122 bronze badges
quotient of x and y
(floored) quotient of x and y
chown 50.9k16 gold badges132 silver badges169 bronze badges answered Jun 11, 2011 at 12:20
nikagranikagra 8132 gold badges9 silver badges23 bronze badges 3 if 'a' is already a decimal; adding '.' would make 3.4/b(for example) into 3.4./b Try float(a)/b answered Jun 19, 2016 at 9:58
0 In this article, you’ll learn about the division operators A short visual overview of the division operator in Python 2 and 3: Assuming two integer values stored in variables
Let’s dive deeper into these cases with some examples next!
For Python 2, dividing two integers uses integer division. This is also known as “floor division” because it applies the floor function after division. For example, # Python 2.x print(7/2) Output: 3 Float Division in Python 2To perform float division in Python 2, use the from __future__ import division print(7/2) # 3.5 Alternatively, you can multiply with the float 1.0 to “infect” the numerator so that one of the operands of the division operator is a float value and the whole division becomes a float division as well: result = 1.0 * 7 / 2 print(result) # 3.5 Alternatively, you can use the float() built-in function on the numerator or denominator to perform float division. result = float(7) / 2 print(result) # 3.5 result = 7 / float(2) print(result) # 3.5 How to Divide Two Integers in Python 3?For Python 3, dividing two integers using normal float division. For example, print(7/2) Output: 3.5 You can read more discussions about this here. SummaryA very important lesson in Python to learn from the beginning is “Division in Python”. What it means to divide in Python, and the different uses of Python arguments or operators. Many people do not learn these subtle differences. When they do not learn, it costs them hours and days of debugging programs. You can use the division in two different ways:
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Can you divide two strings in Python?Python Split function
Python split() method is used to split the string into chunks, and it accepts one argument called separator. A separator can be any character or a symbol. If no separators are defined, then it will split the given string and whitespace will be used by default.
How do you divide equations in Python?In Python 3. x, slash operator ("/") does true division for all types including integers, and therefore, e.g. 3/2==1.5. The result is of a floating-point type even if both inputs are integers: 4 / 2 yields 2.0.
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