Integer division

[Dalton]

Why 5 / 2 is 2 and not 2.5?

Code

>>> 5 / 2
2

[Alter Lobo]

Both operands are integer. If you want a floating point result one of the operands must be a float:

Code

>>> 5.0 / 2
2.5
>>> 5 / 2.0
2.5
>>> 5. / 2
2.5