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Python / vs // Operator [Duplicate]

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Python / vs // Operator [Duplicate]

I encountered the use of // opertor in place of / in a python tutorial I was going through. What is the difference between / and // operator in Python?

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In Python 3.0 and above, check in your terminal

a) / operator aka classic division 

>>> 5/2
2.5

b) //operator aka floor division 

>>> 5//2
2

Reference

9.9. operator — Standard operators as functions

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