Why does “5/2 = 2” and not 2.5 in Python?

Question

Why does “5/2 = 2” and not 2.5 in Python?

Answer 1

Well it is mainly because of integer division. But if you use Python 3.x, you will get your desired output. Python 3.x, automatically takes both numerator and denominator as float, when you are perform divisions but Python 2.x takes it as you've defined earlier.

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