Converting char operations into usable ones

How do i convert the string of '/' and '*' into usable operations for math so like 2/3 = .667 and so forth

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

I really should not tell you because this is extremely poor programming practice.

You must absolutely promise never to use it in your code.

x = eval('2/3')

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

/ is the function named rdivide (for this purpose) and * is the function named times (for this purpose)