Re: [Tutor] Tutorial indicating different output

2008-05-08 Thread Mark Tolonen
"Eric Morey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone, I have no prior experience with programing. I've just started with the Python tutorial at http://www.dickbaldwin.com/tocpyth.htm. On the section that describes decimal division on this page: http://www.d

Re: [Tutor] Tutorial indicating different output

2008-05-08 Thread Alan Gauld
"Eric Morey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >>> 2.0/5 # get decimal quotient 0.4 >>> 2/5.0 # do it again 0.4 >>>  http://www.dickbaldwin.com/python/Pyth0004-fig10.htm Howerver, using the python shell in my terminal, I get: >>> 2.0/5 # get decimal quotien

[Tutor] Tutorial indicating different output

2008-05-08 Thread Eric Morey
Hello everyone, I have no prior experience with programing. I've just started with the Python tutorial at http://www.dickbaldwin.com/tocpyth.htm. On the section that describes decimal division on this page: http://www.dickbaldwin.com/python/Pyth0004.htm Figure 10 shows: >>> 2.0/5 # ge