[Guido] > ... > Note: it is open for debate whether the result of x/y for integer (or > long integer) arguments should yield an integer (or long integer) in > those cases where the result *is* representable as such (e.g. 4/2). > It is possible that the numeric tower will render this problem moot -- > but that depends on what happens to Moshe's PEP 228, and that's a much > longer story. Note that for long ints i and j, i/j may (& easily so) be too large to represent as a native double. Rationals (of course) have no problem with that. It would certainly be curious if i*j didn't overflow but i/j did. Just an observation -- I'm a fan of unintended consequences <wink>.
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