Re: forcing float arithmetic.

[Ray Andrews <rayandrews@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2021-03-24 6:36 p.m., Daniel Shahaf wrote:
> The «/» operator is defined to perform integer division (discarding the
> remainder) when both of its arguments are integers, and floating-point
> division otherwise.
Sounds pretty well written in stone.  One of those things that goes back 
from before the flood.
> Python 3's division operator always returns floats.
I'd think of it as polite.  Just now I'm doing this:

    (( divided = sum * 1.0 / level ))

... and it really does seem belabored.