Modulo in Python

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This is basic programming knowledge [1]

Introduction[edit]

The % (modulo) operator yields the remainder from the division of the first argument by the second. The numeric arguments are first converted to a common type. A zero right argument raises the ZeroDivisionError exception. The arguments may be floating point numbers, e.g., 3.14%0.7 equals 0.34 (since 3.14 equals 4*0.7 + 0.34.) The modulo operator always yields a result with the same sign as its second operand (or zero); the absolute value of the result is strictly smaller than the absolute value of the second operand [2]

We most often use modulo to test if a number is odd, even, or something like that.

Example of modulo in Python[edit]

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Other ways to understand this[edit]

Click here for a video - this is a basic example

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