How to calculate a mod b in Python

Question

Is there a modulo function in the Python math library   Isn t 15   4  3  But 15 mod 4 is 1  right

User · Accepted Answer

There s the   sign   It s not just for the remainder  it is the modulo operation

User · Answer

A    3  1  2  4  for a in A      print a   2    output   1 1 0 0

User · Answer

mod   a   b  This stores the result of a mod b in the variable mod   And you are right  15 mod 4 is 3  which is exactly what python returns    gt  gt  gt  15   4 3   a    b is also valid

User · Answer

Why don t you use       print 4   2   0

User · Answer

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 mod 4    3

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you can also try divmod x  y  which returns a tuple  x    y  x   y

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gt  gt  gt  15   4 3  gt  gt  gt    The modulo gives the remainder after integer division

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