Python divmod() Function | Tutorial Reference

How to use Python's built-in divmod() function to efficiently compute both the quotient and remainder of division in a single call, with examples for integers and floats.

The divmod() method takes two numbers as arguments and returns their quotient and remainder as a tuple.

Syntax

divmod(dividend, divisor)

divmod() Parameters

Python divmod() function parameters:

Parameter	Condition	Description
`dividend`	Required	The number being divided
`divisor`	Required	The number doing the dividing

divmod() Return Value

Python divmod() function returns a tuple (quotient, remainder) that contains quotient and remainder of the division

Examples

Example 1: divmod() with Integer Arguments

divmod() function with integer arguments:

print('divmod(8, 3) = ', divmod(8, 3))
print('divmod(3, 8) = ', divmod(3, 8))
print('divmod(5, 5) = ', divmod(5, 5))
print('divmod(5, 5) = ', divmod(2, 5))

output

divmod(8, 3) =  (2, 2)
divmod(3, 8) =  (0, 3)
divmod(5, 5) =  (1, 0)
divmod(5, 5) =  (0, 2)

Example 2: divmod() with Float Arguments

divmod() function with float arguments:

print('divmod(8.0, 3) = ', divmod(8.0, 3))
print('divmod(3, 8.0) = ', divmod(3, 8.0))
print('divmod(7.5, 2.5) = ', divmod(7.5, 2.5))
print('divmod(2.6, 0.5) = ', divmod(2.6, 0.5))

output

divmod(8.0, 3) =  (2.0, 2.0)
divmod(3, 8.0) =  (0.0, 3.0)
divmod(7.5, 2.5) =  (3.0, 0.0)
divmod(2.6, 0.5) =  (5.0, 0.10000000000000009)

Example 3: divmod() with Non-Numeric Arguments

a = divmod("Elon", "Musk")
print('The divmod of Elon and Musk is = ', a)

output

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 1, in <module>
    a = divmod("Elon", "Musk")
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for divmod(): 'str' and 'str'