Modulo Calculations

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I’m going though Steelclaw Gap trying to understand using modulo to wrap around arrays and the way it’s working seems to be giving me the wrong answers.

def summonTroops():
    hero.say(len(hero.built) + " % " + len(summonTypes) + " = " + len(hero.built) % len(summonTypes))
    type = summonTypes[len(hero.built) % len(summonTypes)]
    if hero.gold >= hero.costOf(type):
        hero.summon(type)

As an example, the hero say code tells me that 1 % 8 = 1 and 2 % 8 = 2 but I’m sure this is wrong and online modulo calculators agree. 1 goes into 8 eight times and 2 goes into 8 four times. In both cases there is no remainder and the result should be 0. What am I misunderstanding?

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I’m on this same level right now @SenGru . I’d like to know the answer to this topic as well. :smile: :smile:
~Andrew

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@SenGru it’s actually the other way.
Treat the % symbol like a division symbol.
So lets say we have 1 % 5. 1 / 5 is 0.2 if we divide. However, if we are working with integers and trying to find the remainder of 1 / 5, then that’s when we use modulo operators. So ideally you can imagine the modulo operator work like:
a % b = The remainder of a divided by b.
It seems like you’re treating it as b divided by a, but it’s actually the other way.

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