[python3] updated docs on division for python3 (#2473)

* updated docs on division for python3

prev. docs were confusing, did not show how to actually divide.

* modified language about python division

* fixed grammar
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Srinivas Gorur-Shandilya 2016-10-20 09:57:55 -04:00 committed by ven
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@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Note: This article applies to Python 3 specifically. Check out [here](http://lea
8 - 1 # => 7
10 * 2 # => 20
# Except division which returns floats, real numbers, by default
# Except division which defaults to rounding down
35 / 5 # => 7.0
# Result of integer division truncated down both for positive and negative.
@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ Note: This article applies to Python 3 specifically. Check out [here](http://lea
-5 // 3 # => -2
-5.0 // 3.0 # => -2.0
# When you use a float, results are floats
3 * 2.0 # => 6.0
# When one of the inputs is a float, result is a float
10.0 / 3 # => 3.3333333333333335
# to force this behavior on integers, use
from __future__ import division
10 / 3 # => 3.3333333333333335
# Modulo operation
7 % 3 # => 1