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The division change is good. I have a hard time understanding why you'd want 3/2 = 1 as the default behaviour.

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• TylerE 13y ago
  Imagine the following (admittedly bad, minimalistic to make my point) code x = int(input(">>> ")) a = x / 2 append_int_to_magical_db(a) If the division does a "naturaL" thing, you suddenly have a float "polluting" your integer algorithm, but it's _not consistent_. If the user enters "4", you get an int back. If they enter 5, you get a float.
  • takluyver 13y ago
    > If the user enters "4", you get an int back. No, it always returns a float in Python 3. 4/2 gives 2.0.
  • meowface 13y ago
    Users of Python 3 and up will just have to remember that the result of any division will be a float. It's a breaking change, yes, but in general I think it's a good one.
    • nhaehnle 13y ago
      And if they do want integer division, they have to remember // and %.
  • dagss 13y ago
    a = x // 2
  • masklinn 13y ago
    It's bad and it does not make your point. In P2 you always get an int, in P3 you always get a float.