PYTHON bcmod

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Python replacement for PHP's bcmod [ edit | history ]

In python, the percentage sign is the modulus operator.
As per example:

print 4 % 2
print 2 % 4

If you want to take strings, like bcmod() in PHP:

print int('4') % int('2')
print int('2') % int('4')

PHP bcmod

PHP original manual for bcmod [ show | php.net ]

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

bcmod — Get modulus of an arbitrary precision number

string bcmod ( string $left_operand , string $modulus )

Get the modulus of the left_operand using modulus .

Returns the modulus as a string, or NULL if modulus is 0.

Example #1 bcmod() example


<?php
echo bcmod('4', '2'); // 0
echo bcmod('2', '4'); // 2
?>