Python’s x % y returns a result with the sign of y instead, and may not be exactly computable for float arguments. For example, fmod(-1e-100, 1e100) is -1e-100 , but the result of Python’s -1e …

Jun 14, 2024 · On Python 3 the calculation yields 6.75; this is because the / does a true division, not integer division like (by default) on Python 2. On Python 2 1 / 4 gives 0, as the result is …

Jun 13, 2009 · Is there a modulo function in the Python math library? Isn't 15 % 4, 3? But 15 mod 4 is 1, right?

Nov 8, 2016 · The modulo operator returns the remainder after a division. If the division is even (like in 4 % 2 ) then there is no remainder, the result is 0 . – Some programmer dude

Jul 13, 2011 · You may need the result of the division besides the remainder modulo n, so here's a seconds-to-year+days+etc translator which demonstrates the divmod function. Of course, …

Oct 7, 2010 · Other answers, especially the selected one have clearly answered this question quite well. But I would like to present a graphical approach that might be easier to understand …

Feb 8, 2013 · But in Python (and most other languages), 35.0 divided by 0.1 gives you 35, and yet it gives you a rest of 0.1, which is not compatible with the definition of modulo. – abarnert …

Jul 8, 2013 · % is called the modulo operation. For instance, 9 divided by 4 equals 2 but it remains 1. Here, 9 / 4 = 2 and 9 % 4 = 1. In your example: 5 divided by 7 gives 0 but it remains 5 (5 % …

Python has a "true" modulo operation, while C has a remainder operation. It has a direct relation with how the negative integer division is handled, i.e. rounded towards 0 or minus infinite. …

Sympy, a python module for symbolic mathematics, has a built-in modular inverse function if you don't want to implement your own (or if you're using Sympy already): from sympy import …