Data type assignment

Question

def print_sum_twice(x, y, z):
print(x + y)
print(x - y)
print((x*y)/z)

print_sum_twice(5, 8, 20)

when the above block of code is ran, it prints out an int for the first two times and a float for the last one, how does python know when to treat the number as an int or a float?

Answer 1

The result of a division with / is a float. If you want the euclidian division, use //.