> This non-quotient division leads to some odd results, e.g. Python seems
> to think -3/2+3/2 = -1. This is clearly, and correct me if I'm mistaken
> - wrong.
Lino already pointed you to the relevant FAQ entry, but since you
explicitly asked for it: you are mistaken, the result is right.
It wou
On 8/29/07, dany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Looking deeper in the python PEPs, I saw that division on integers is
> defined as: idiv(a, b) = floor(fdiv(a, b)).
> This non-quotient division leads to some odd results, e.g. Python seems
> to think -3/2+3/2 = -1. This is clearly, and correct me if I'
2007/8/29, dany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> For some reason, the integer division behaves unexpectedly for negative
> integers.
>
> Looking deeper in the python PEPs, I saw that division on integers is
> defined as: idiv(a, b) = floor(fdiv(a, b)).
> This non-quotient division leads to some odd results,
Hi all
First, some background.
I've recently tried to port a certain library that manipulates dates
from C. Some of the core functions contain heavy integer math (very long
formulae), and after implementing them I tested them to see the give the
desired results.
I got very odd results, which su
