Learn how to code and test a trial division algorithm for integer factorization in Python, and understand its advantages and limitations.

Sometimes the most trivial coding tasks can be unexpectedly challenging. In working with Python equivalence I found it necessary to implement floored signed integer modulo in C++. A quick stop at ...

Let int division return a special "portmanteau" type that behaves as an integer in integer context, but like a float in a float context. The problem with this is that after a few operations, the int ...

Learn how to efficiently convert strings to integers in Python with practical tips for data engineers.

Remember that this is what’s called “floor division.” What Python does, is that it calculates the (floating-point) quotient and then applies the floor function. The floor function is a mathematical ...

This is supposed to be simple but I must be a bloody idiot.How can I get the unicode value (e.g. 0xFFFD) of a given char?By extension, how can I get the GB or Big-5 encoding? (I'm guessing this ...

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