Python code showing wrong output.

Question

Why does this code show wrong output for large values of a?
https://code.sololearn.com/c49KT4i04QC9/?ref=app

Answer 1

Line 7:
a //= 10 # use floor division for integral result

Answer 2

Ipang Yes, It is working fine now. Thank you.

But i am not able to understand why is int(a/b) different from a//b.

Answer 3

Shivansh,
Simply because / results in float value, whereas // results in int value. When extracting digits that way, we don't want float value from division, just int value.

Although // can also result in float when one or more of the operands were float.

https://www.sololearn.com/learn/JUMP_LINK__&&__Python__&&__JUMP_LINK/4430/