What does modulo in the following piece of code do? from math import * 3.14 % 2 * pi How do we calculate modulo on a floating point number?

What does the % do in a calculation? I can't seem to work out what it does. Does it work out a percent of the calculation for example: 4 % 2 is apparently equal to 0. How?

Jun 13, 2009 · I don't think you're fully grasping modulo. a % b and a mod b are just two different ways to express modulo. In this case, python uses %. No, 15 mod 4 is not 1, 15 % 4 == 15 …

Note that the modulo operator always returns a positive number, so for negative numbers it might not be what you would expect when talking about the remainder: -10 % 3 == 2. However a/b*b …

Oct 7, 2010 · Exactly how does the % operator work in Python, particularly when negative numbers are involved? For example, why does -5 % 4 evaluate to 3, rather than, say, -1?

Nov 8, 2016 · Open up the Python console, and do 4 % 2, what is the result? Then do 3 % 2, what is the result? Now which of the results would be considered "true"? The modulo operator …

Feb 8, 2013 · Can anyone explain how the modulo operator works in Python? I cannot understand why 3.5 % 0.1 = 0.1.

Sep 23, 2015 · So, If i would like to calculate the value of 6^8 mod 5 using the pow function, what should I put in a line?? In the assumption that You don't need to import it first I know that pow …

Jan 5, 2022 · If the first statement is correct (True), it'll perform that action below regardless of what you write. If you're trying to use a different modulus such as % 7, you might get funky …

Python has a "true" modulo operation, while C has a remainder operation. It has a direct relation with how the negative integer division is handled, i.e. rounded towards 0 or minus infinite. …