Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:
> > 2r/3 would be nicer IMO.
>
> Or 2/3r. (The r binds only to the 3, but of course the binary
> operator rules kick in with the same effect.)
>
> Frankly, this is the only sane notation for rationals I've seen so far
> in this discussion.
I liked 2r/3 because it gives the sense that r/ is the rational
division operator, where // is the whatever-the-hell-it-is division
operator. I don't know if it works in the grammar to be able to say
x r/ y
though. Does it?
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