fractions
Stdlib — MathPython 2.0+Beginner
Rational number arithmetic (exact fractions like 1/3)
Quick Info
- Documentation
- Official Docs
- Python Version
- 2.0+
- Dependencies
- None — Python Standard Library
- Install
Included with Python
Learn by Difficulty
Quick Example
python
from fractions import Fraction f1 = Fraction(1, 3) f2 = Fraction(1, 6) print(f"{f1} + {f2} = {f1 + f2}") print(f"0.75 as fraction: {Fraction(0.75)}") print(f"'3/7' as fraction: {Fraction('3/7')}")
The fractions module is part of Python's standard library. Rational number arithmetic (exact fractions like 1/3).
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