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Question

Why do i get float if i divide in operations?Python

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Answer 2

Which language is that?

Answer 3

Thank you

Answer 4

Python

Answer 5

If you divide 3 by 2, you get 1.5, right?

If the result doesn't become a float, 3/2 would become 1 instead and the 0.5 is lost.

In other languages like C this is actually the case: If you don't specifically say otherwise and you divide one int by another, the decimals disappear.

Python is just designed the other way round: It creates a float whenever you divide, 'to be on the safe side'.

If in Python you specifically don't want the decimals, you can use //.