fractions.Fraction.__new__¶

static Fraction.__new__(numerator=0, denominator=None)[source]¶

Constructs a Fraction.

Takes a string like ‘3/2’ or ‘1.5’, another Rational instance, a numerator/denominator pair, or a float.

Examples

>>> Fraction(10, -8)
Fraction(-5, 4)
>>> Fraction(Fraction(1, 7), 5)
Fraction(1, 35)
>>> Fraction(Fraction(1, 7), Fraction(2, 3))
Fraction(3, 14)
>>> Fraction('314')
Fraction(314, 1)
>>> Fraction('-35/4')
Fraction(-35, 4)
>>> Fraction('3.1415') # conversion from numeric string
Fraction(6283, 2000)
>>> Fraction('-47e-2') # string may include a decimal exponent
Fraction(-47, 100)
>>> Fraction(1.47)  # direct construction from float (exact conversion)
Fraction(6620291452234629, 4503599627370496)
>>> Fraction(2.25)
Fraction(9, 4)
>>> Fraction(Decimal('1.47'))
Fraction(147, 100)