i am testing python with processing. one of my first scripts was a simple division 13 divided by 2 which should give out the result 6.5 - but in the console there is 6
does anybody know why it seems to be impossible to give out a float number? by default the pure python gives out a float, if it is a division - processing.py doesn’t
thanks for a hinch
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Take a look here:
Troubleshooting · processing/processing Wiki · GitHub
Why does 2 / 5 = 0 instead of 0.4?
This may apply to Processing Python as well.
:)
As @glv has already pointed out, division in Jython and in Python 2 is the same as in Java:
If both operands are of integer type, the division’s result got its fractional part removed (truncates).
Workaround is also very similar:
Make sure 1 of the operands is of float type, by adding a decimal point for literals, or using float() to convert a variable.
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thank you for the hint. it seems, that it is nessesary to write 13.0 / 2 - then it works.
We can even just add the dot w/o the zero: 13. / 2 or 13 / 2. 
Or in this case, multiply by half: 13 * .5 
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cool - i just tested it - works perfect 
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