In Python, if both numbers are integers, the division operator / in Python 3.x will still return a floating-point result. Here's an example:

result = 5 / 2
print(result)

In this case, the division operation returns 2.5 as a floating-point result, even though both 5 and 2 are integers.

Division between two numeric values will typically return a floating-point result if at least one of the operands is a floating-point number. Here's an example:

result = 5 / 2.0
print(result)

This code will output 2.5 because 2.0 is a floating-point number, and the division operation returns a floating-point result.

If you want to ensure that the result is a floating-point number even when both operands are integers, you can use the float() function to explicitly convert one of the operands to a floating-point type. For example:

result = float(5) / 2
print(result)

In this case, the integer 5 is explicitly converted to a floating-point number using the float() function, and the division operation will yield 2.5.

It's important to note that in Python 2.x, the division operator / behaves differently for integer operands. To ensure floating-point division, you can either use the float() function or import the division module from the __future__ package. In Python 3.x, the division operator / always performs floating-point division by default.