[python] " //= assignment operator"

What does the //= assignment operator do in Python - Stack Overflow
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9493647/what-does-the-assignment-operator-do-in-python


9.9. operator — Standard operators as functions — Python 2.7.10rc0 documentation
https://docs.python.org/2/library/operator.html

For the code

x = 16
x //= 2

The value of x is 8. Basically, x = x // 2, integer division