find quotient of two numbers

find_quotient.py

def find_quotient(x,y):
    # keep the value of power as large as possible
    result,power = 0,16
    # this is (2^k)y inttially defined
    # in this case it is (2^16)y
    y_power = y << power

    # because we are successfully dividing we stop when
    # x is less than y
    while x >= y:
        # we want to find k such that (2^k)y <= x
        # so we stop looping when y_power < x
        while y_power > x:
            y_power >>= 1
            power -= 1
        # once we find k which satisfies the condition
        # we add it to result and subtract x with y_power
        result += 1 << power
        x -= y_power 
    
    return result