Python integer division yields float

Question

Python 3.1 (r31:73574, Jun 26 2009, 20:21:35) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
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Answer 1

Take a look at PEP-238: Changing the Division Operator

The // operator will be available to request floor division unambiguously.