In python, how to break a number into a decimal point

Question

So, if I run:

a = b / c 

and get the result 1.2234

How to separate it so that I have:

 a = 1 b = 0.2234 

Answer 1

 >>> from math import modf >>> b,a = modf(1.2234) >>> print ('a = %f and b = %f'%(a,b)) a = 1.000000 and b = 0.223400 >>> b,a = modf(-1.2234) >>> print ('a = %f and b = %f'%(a,b)) a = -1.000000 and b = -0.223400 

Answer 2

 a,b = divmod(a, 1) 

Answer 3

Try:

 a, b = int(a), a - int(a) 

Bonus: works for negative numbers too. -1.7 is divided by -1 and -0.7 instead of -2 and 0.3 .

EDIT If a guaranteed to be non-negative, then the gnibbler solution is the way to go.

EDIT 2 IMHO, the Odomontois solution hits both mine and gnibblers.

Answer 4

 b = a % 1 a = int(a) 

or something

Answer 5

 int(a)/b == 1 (a/b)%1 == 0.2234 

Answer 6

 x = 1.2234 y = str(x/100).split('.') a = y[0] b = y[1] 

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then the result ...

 a = 1 b = 2234