Python integer division yields float

python integer python-3.x division
Jonas Byström picture Jonas Byström · Aug 15, 2009 · Viewed 177.5k times · Source 
Python 3.1 (r31:73574, Jun 26 2009, 20:21:35) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
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>>> 2/2
1.0

Is this intended? I strongly remember earlier versions returning int/int=int? What should I do, is there a new division operator or must I always cast?

Answer

Brandon E Taylor picture Brandon E Taylor · Aug 15, 2009

Take a look at PEP-238: Changing the Division Operator

The // operator will be available to request floor division unambiguously.

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