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Python Comparison Solution

Posted by Mikael Djerrou
Mikael Djerrou
Courses Plus Student 356 Points

#can you please elaborate about the function of == 0 in the following line of code is_fizz = number % 3 == 0.

from what I understand it ckecks if there is a remainder but its still not crystal clear. Thanks in advance.

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

number % 3 == 0 checks to see if number is divisible by 3. % is called "modulo", and you can think of it as a "remainder" operator. It divides the left side by the right and it calculates the remainder. So number % 3 == 0 is checking if the remainder is zero. If the remainder indeed is zero, that means number is divisible by 3.

Mikael Djerrou
Mikael Djerrou
Courses Plus Student 356 Points

thank you Alexander Now it's crystal clear!