Real use for modulo besides even/odd?

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1. FRFreyaL15 Oct, 10:39 Solutionreplies: 1

   Loads of things:
   - every Nth item: if i % 10 == 0: print("progress")
   - wrapping around: day = (day + 1) % 7
   - splitting time: minutes, seconds = divmod(total, 60) (divmod gives // and % at once)
   1. EMEmmaCodesOP15 Oct, 14:01

      divmod! That's exactly what I needed for my countdown timer.
2. MAMateoG15 Oct, 18:06

   Clock arithmetic in general. Hours: (23 + 5) % 24 is 4.
3. ELElaKowalska15 Oct, 22:23

   Also checking divisibility, like whether a year might be a leap year: year % 4 == 0 (plus the 100/400 rules).