Python Division Assignment

Python division assignment is done with /=, the division assignment operator.

Example:

>>> x = 15
>>> x /= 5
>>> x
3

Read more about the Python division operation

You can’t divide and assign to an undefined variable

>>> d /= 3
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "`<stdin>`", line 1, in `<module>`
NameError: name 'd' is not defined

You can’t divide and assign to a literal

>>> 3 /= 3
  File "`<stdin>`", line 1
SyntaxError: can't assign to literal