Division error in python

Hi All!

I am first time here. Got just registered. I am learning the python programming...but there is a problem... when i divide a numerator with lower value than denominator i get value = 0 i.e.
>x=2/3
>print x
>0
it need complete value on division. how to obtain that?
I shall be thankful for the solution.

In the next release (Python 2.4 – coming soon!) you should get the right exact answer by default. Unfortunatly you're gonna have to wait for a month or two for this to get though the alpha and bete stages.

So, in the mean time, you can get do this by importing the feature from the __future__ module i.e.



Hope this helps,

Mark.

if this module future is available..then no need to program itself boss. I think ti will have then everything to do....even an inbuilt command liner i.e. run program.py to run itself auto!
Any serious reply???

What?! The __future__ module holds features that will be added in the near "future". So if you have the latest version of Python (2.3) then division will be available. And, i would like to know what you mean by "Any serious reply"!!!

Dont want to use the future, then try dividing floats instead of ints.



Mark.

Yep, if you want a floating point result you should use floating point numbers.

Thanks a lot to both of you. mark I am sorry...i really thought it was a joke...u see peculier module "__future__". I am impressed. Mark can you tell me best few books on python where i could get all these details. Right now i have wesley chun's core book and Mark Lutz's programming python. I really din't find description of future there!
Again thanks lot.

Not a problem. There's also __main__ and a __builtin__ modules too. Anyway you should check out "Learning Python, Second Edition" – a great book, for newbies and Pythonists alike.

Welcome to the forums,

Mark.