adding two fractions in python

Question

I am trying to add two fractions in python

if input 1/4 + 1/4, I am expecting 1/2 result

I built a fraction class with an __add__ method for add

Answer 1

The general approach to simplifying fractions is to find the greatest common divisor of the numerator and denominator and then divide both of them by it

Answer 2

This works :

class fraction:

def __init__(self, numerator, denominator):
    self.num = numerator
    self.deno = denominator

def __add__(self, other):
    self.sumOfn = self.num + other.num
    self.sumOfd = gcd(self.deno,other.deno)

    num=gcd(self.sumOfn,self.sumOfd)

    res_num=self.sumOfn/num
    res_den=self.sumOfd/num

    if res_num==res_den:print res_num
    else:print res_num,"/",res_den

(fraction(1,4)+fraction(1,4))

Answer 3

As mentioned by @icodez

from fractions import Fraction
print(Fraction(1,4)+Fraction(1,4))