// floor division

Description

Returns the integral part of the quotient.

Syntax

A // B

A

Any expression evaluating to a numeric type.

B

Any expression evaluating to a numeric type.

Return Value

According to coercion rules.

Time Complexity

#TODO

Remarks

Also referred to as integer division. The resultant value is a whole integer, though the result’s type is not necessarily int.

Example

>>> 5.0 / 2
2.5
>>> 5.0 // 2
2.0

See also

#TODO