[wxPython-users] Re: wx.Timer accurate?

[Christopher Barker]

John Salerno wrote:
> But even
> if I remove the parentheses, wouldn't that still be a problem?

That depends on what type self.minutesPassed is -- if it's a Float, the 
everything else will get upcasted.

>>            self.progress.SetValue(self.minutesPassed * (100 / self.time))

better yet, use:

from __future__ import division

 >>> 100 / 60
1
 >>> from __future__ import division
 >>> 100 / 60
1.6666666666666667
 >>>
 >>> 100 // 60
1

This has been there for a LONG time, but I guess it won't be until Py3k 
until it becomes standard. too bad. While painted as a crutch for 
newbies, even those of us that know the issues get bitten too. implied 
integer division just doesn't make sense with a dynamic language.

-Chris


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