Python supports unary operators for no change and negation, + and -, respectively; and binary arithmetic operators +, -, *, /, //, %, and **, for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, floor ...

So you always get the full value of the quotient. quotient = 7/2 # result: 3.5 (a float) // Floor division; this gives the quotient sans remainder. quotient = 7//2 # result is 3 in any version of ...