Python 3 int division operator is returning a float?

Question

In one of my assignments I came across a weird implementation, and I was curious if it\'s a bug or the designed behavior.

In Python 3, division by / ret

Answer 1

I hope this clarifies the situation:

/ Division

Divides left hand operand by right hand operand

b / a = 2

// Floor Division

The division of operands where the result is the quotient in which the digits after the decimal point are removed. But if one of the operands is negative, the result is floored, i.e., rounded away from zero (towards negative infinity)

9//2 = 4 and 9.0//2.0 = 4.0, -11//3 = -4, -11.0//3 = -4.0

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/python_basic_operators.htm