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Fix the clarification as to why division cannot be ported automatically

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Brett Cannon 2015-02-27 15:10:03 -05:00
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@ -169,8 +169,9 @@ things:
division or continue using ``/`` and expect a float
The reason that ``/`` isn't simply translated to ``//`` automatically is that if
an object defines its own ``__div__`` method but not ``__floordiv__`` then your
code would begin to fail.
an object defines a ``__truediv__`` method but not ``__floordiv__`` then your
code would begin to fail (e.g. a user-defined class that uses ``/`` to
signify some operation but not ``//`` for the same thing or at all).
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