1. Van Rossum, G. (2023). The Python Language Reference. Python Software Foundation. Section 6.7, "Binary arithmetic operations". The documentation specifies that x % y yields the remainder from the division of x by y.
2. Downey, A. B. (2015). Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (2nd ed.). Green Tea Press. Chapter 2, "Variables, expressions and statements," Section 2.6, "Operators and operands." The modulo operator is explained as working on integers to find the remainder.
3. DeNero, J. (2020). Composing Programs. University of California, Berkeley. Section 1.5.2, "Division." "The remainder operator, %, computes the remainder of a division."