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SF bug # 1457358 and patch # 1458419, floor division not documented. Patch by Andy. 

Will backport.
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Neal Norwitz 2006-03-25 21:25:30 +00:00
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@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ comparison operations):
\hline
\lineiii{\var{x} * \var{y}}{product of \var{x} and \var{y}}{}
\lineiii{\var{x} / \var{y}}{quotient of \var{x} and \var{y}}{(1)}
\lineiii{\var{x} // \var{y}}{(floored) quotient of \var{x} and \var{y}}{(5)}
\lineiii{\var{x} \%{} \var{y}}{remainder of \code{\var{x} / \var{y}}}{(4)}
\hline
\lineiii{-\var{x}}{\var{x} negated}{}
@ -299,6 +300,9 @@ Complex floor division operator, modulo operator, and \function{divmod()}.
\deprecated{2.3}{Instead convert to float using \function{abs()}
if appropriate.}
\item[(5)]
Also referred to as integer division. The resultant value is a whole integer,
though the result's type is not necessarily int.
\end{description}
% XXXJH exceptions: overflow (when? what operations?) zerodivision