Python / vs // operator

Question

I encountered the use of // opertor in place of / in a python tutorial I was going through. What is the difference between / and // operator in Python?

Answer 1

In Python 3.0 and above, check in your terminal

a) / operator aka classic division

>>> 5/2
2.5

b) //operator aka floor division

>>> 5//2
2

Reference

9.9. operator — Standard operators as functions