The Four Basic Operations

Guillermo Maquieira
1 min readMay 13, 2020

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Let’s start by doing basic math using Python.

As many of you may assume, there won’t be many differences when using a calculator, but special attention is needed for some cases.

The four basic mathematical operations are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division which can be represented by their proper sign or operator: +, -, * and /.

Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and … division?

Division can be represented by using “/” or “//” depending on which result is expected from actual operation.

“/” and “//” are division operators.

Keep in mind that, when a float result is needed, you should use “/” operator and an integer result can be obtained by using “//”.

Happy coding! 🐍

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