From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 08:25:04 +0200, pehache wrote:   
      
   > Le 10/09/2025 à 00:41, Lawrence D’Oliveiro a écrit :   
   >>   
   >>      ldo@theon:~> python3 -ic "import math"   
   >>      >>> fraction = lambda x : math.modf(x)[0]   
   >>      >>> fraction(3.75)   
   >>      0.75   
   >>      >>> fraction(2.5)   
   >>      0.5   
   >   
   > And how do you know how `modf()` works without reading the   
   > documentation?   
      
   The point being, it gives a more natural (i.e. less-surprising) result   
   than Fortran. That is the point I was trying to make -- the nub of my   
   gist, if you will. Or even if you won’t. Do not try to distract from that.   
      
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