title: What is the purpose of the `//` operator in python?
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1535596/what-is-the-reason-for-having-in-python">What is the reason for having &#39;//&#39; in Python?</a>  </p>
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  <p>What is the purpose of the <code>//</code> operator?
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  <pre>
  x=10
  y=2
  print x/y
  print x//y
  </pre>
  
  <p>Both output <code>5</code> as the value.</p>