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Author	terry.reedy
Recipients	docs@python, jessevsilverman, rhettinger, terry.reedy
Date	2021-01-29.20:12:45
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-17/3 = -5.666666666666667 = -6.0 + .333333333333333. It is the latter fraction that gets discarded. However, this is a frequent source of confusion. How about adding >>> -17 // 3 -6 >>> -17 % 3 1 >>> -6 * 3 + 1 -17 to illustrate what we mean, without footnote or additional text.

-17/3 = -5.666666666666667 = -6.0 + .333333333333333.  It is the latter fraction that gets discarded.

However, this is a frequent source of confusion.  How about adding 

>>> -17 // 3
-6
>>> -17 % 3
1
>>> -6 * 3 + 1
-17

to illustrate what we mean, without footnote or additional text.

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