`divmod()`

The built-in divmod() function takes two numbers as arguments and returns a tuple containing the quotient and remainder from the integer division of the input numbers:

>>> divmod(8, 4)
(2, 0)

`divmod()` Signature

divmod(a, b)

Arguments

Argument	Description
`a`	The dividend
`b`	The divisor

Return Value

With integers as arguments, it returns a tuple equivalent to (a // b, a % b).
With floating-point numbers, it returns a tuple equivalent to (q, a % b), where q is usually math.floor(a / b), but it may be lower by 1.

`divmod()` Examples

With integers as arguments:

>>> divmod(9, 4)
(2, 1)

With floating-point numbers as arguments:

>>> divmod(7.5, 2.5)
(3.0, 0.0)

`divmod()` Common Use Cases

The most common use cases for the divmod() function include:

Calculating the quotient and remainder in a single operation.
Converting time values into hours, minutes, and seconds.
Distributing items evenly and finding the remainder.

`divmod()` Real-World Example

Suppose you need to convert a time value in milliseconds to a string formatted as "hh:mm:ss". You can achieve this using the divmod() function:

>>> def hh_mm_ss(milliseconds):
...     seconds = round(milliseconds / 1000)
...     minutes, seconds = divmod(seconds, 60)
...     hours, minutes = divmod(minutes, 60)
...     return f"{hours:02d}:{minutes:02d}:{seconds:02d}"
...

>>> hh_mm_ss(10000)
'00:00:10'
>>> hh_mm_ss(68000)
'00:01:08'
>>> hh_mm_ss(3680000)
'01:01:20'