fraction-raj 1.0.2

Fraction datatype implemented using Python magic methods

Fraction

A lightweight Python library that implements rational numbers from scratch using Python's magic methods and operator overloading.

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📖 Overview

Fraction is a pure Python implementation of rational numbers designed to demonstrate Python's object-oriented programming model, operator overloading, and special (magic) methods.

Unlike Python's built-in fractions.Fraction, this project was built from scratch for educational purposes to understand how Python's data model works internally.

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✨ Features

• ✅ Automatic fraction simplification
• ✅ Denominator validation
• ✅ Arithmetic operator overloading
• ✅ Comparison operators
• ✅ Reverse arithmetic operators
• ✅ Integer and float conversion
• ✅ Canonical representation of fractions
• ✅ Clean and Pythonic API

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📦 Installation

Install using pip:

pip install fraction-raj

or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/RajeshPhulwaria06/fraction-package.git

cd fraction-pacakge

pip install .

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🚀 Quick Start

from fraction import Fraction

a = Fraction(1, 2)
b = Fraction(3, 4)

print(a)
print(b)

print(a + b)
print(a - b)
print(a * b)
print(a / b)

Output

1/2
3/4
5/4
-1/4
3/8
2/3

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Arithmetic Operations

from fraction import Fraction

a = Fraction(2,3)
b = Fraction(5,6)

print(a+b)
print(a-b)
print(a*b)
print(a/b)

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Comparison Operations

from fraction import Fraction

a = Fraction(1,2)
b = Fraction(2,4)
c = Fraction(3,4)

print(a == b)
print(a < c)
print(c > a)
print(a <= b)
print(c >= b)

Output

True
True
True
True
True

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Mixed Integer Operations

from fraction import Fraction

a = Fraction(3,4)

print(a + 2)
print(2 + a)

print(a * 3)
print(3 * a)

print(2 - a)
print(2 / a)

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Automatic Simplification

Fraction(4,8)

Output

1/2

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Negative Denominator Handling

Fraction(3,-6)

Output

-1/2

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Type Conversion

Integer

a = Fraction(7,2)

print(int(a))

Output

3

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Float

a = Fraction(1,8)

print(float(a))

Output

0.125

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Error Handling

Division by zero denominator

Fraction(5,0)

Raises

ZeroDivisionError:
Denominator cannot be zero.

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API

Constructor

Fraction(numerator, denominator)

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Supported Operators

Operation	Supported
+	✅
-	✅
*	✅
/	✅
==	✅
<	✅
>	✅
<=	✅
>=	✅
int()	✅
float()	✅

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Project Structure

fraction-raj/
│
├── src/
│   └── fraction/
│       ├── __init__.py
│       └── fraction.py
│
├── tests/
│   └── test_fraction.py
│
├── examples.py
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
└── .gitignore

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Motivation

This project was built to gain a deeper understanding of:

• Object-Oriented Programming
• Python Data Model
• Special (Magic) Methods
• Operator Overloading
• Package Development
• Python Packaging (PyPI)
• Writing reusable Python libraries

Instead of relying on Python's built-in fractions module, every core feature was implemented manually as a learning exercise.

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Future Improvements

• Hash support (__hash__)
• Boolean conversion (__bool__)
• Unary operators (__neg__, __abs__)
• Decimal interoperability
• Rich documentation
• 100% unit test coverage
• GitHub Actions CI/CD
• Benchmark against Python's fractions.Fraction

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Contributing

Contributions, feature requests, and bug reports are welcome.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch

git checkout -b feature/new-feature

3. Commit your changes

git commit -m "Add new feature"

4. Push the branch

git push origin feature/new-feature

5. Open a Pull Request

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Running Tests

Install pytest

pip install pytest

Run

pytest

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Author

Rajesh Phulwaria

Research-oriented Software Engineer passionate about Python, AI, backend systems, and building developer tools from scratch.

GitHub: https://github.com/RajeshPhulwaria006/

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rajesh-phulwaria-b61093315/

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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