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why interactive console is not calculating rational numbers? -
2009-03-08, 18:21
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hi everybody,
sometimes i was using python's interactive console as a calculator but it's not calculating rational numbers like 1/2 ,3/4 it's answering with 0 when i make a calculation that includes rational numbers? my question is can i calculate rational numbers in python 1.4.5?and how to? pls help! sorry for my english. 
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Re: why interactive console is not calculating rational numbers? -
2009-03-08, 18:53
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Hi,
x/y by default returns the quotient. For example, 16/5 returns 3 because 16=3*5+1. Just write one of the numbers as a float and it will work. 16.0/5 returns 3.2 You can also use this: Code:
>>> from __future__ import division >>> 11/4 2.75
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Re: why interactive console is not calculating rational numbers? -
2009-03-08, 19:00
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thanks for help. i got it now.
Last edited by McLightning : 2009-03-08 at 19:14.
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