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Python Operators
Operators are used to perform operations on variables and values.
In the example below, we use the + operator to add together two values:
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print(10 + 5)
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Python divides the operators in the following groups:
Arithmetic operators
Assignment operators
Comparison operators
Logical operators
Identity operators
Membership operators
Bitwise operators
Python Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic operators are used with numeric values to perform common mathematical operations:
Operator Name Example Try it
+ Addition x+y Try it »
- Subtraction x-y Try it »
* Multiplication x*y Try it »
/ Division x/y Try it »
% Modulus x%y Try it »
** Exponentiation x ** y Try it »
// Floor division x // y Try it »
Python Assignment Operators
Assignment operators are used to assign values to variables:
Operator Example Same As Try it
= x=5 x=5 Try it »
+= x += 3 x=x+3 Try it »
-= x -= 3 x=x-3 Try it »
*= x *= 3 x=x*3 Try it »
/= x /= 3 x=x/3 Try it »
%= x %= 3 x=x%3 Try it »
//= x //= 3 x = x // 3 Try it »
**= x **= 3 x = x ** 3 Try it »
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&= x &= 3 x=x&3 Try it »
|= x |= 3 x=x|3 Try it »
^= x ^= 3 x=x^3 Try it »
>>= x >>= 3 x = x >> 3 Try it »
<<= x <<= 3 x = x << 3 Try it »
:= print(x := 3) x=3 Try it »
print(x)
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Python Comparison Operators
Comparison operators are used to compare two values:
Operator Name Example Try it
== Equal x == y Try it »
!= Not equal x != y Try it »
> Greater than x>y Try it »
< Less than x<y Try it »
>= Greater than or equal to x >= y Try it »
<= Less than or equal to x <= y Try it »
Python Logical Operators
Logical operators are used to combine conditional statements:
Operator Description Example Try it
and Returns True if both statements are true x < 5 and x < 10 Try it »
or Returns True if one of the statements is true x < 5 or x < 4 Try it »
not Reverse the result, returns False if the result not(x < 5 and x < 10) Try it »
is true
Python Identity Operators
Identity operators are used to compare the objects, not if they are equal, but if they are actually the same object, with the same memory
location:
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Operator Description Example Try it
is Returns True if both variables are the same x is y Try it »
object
is not Returns True if both variables are not the x is not y Try it »
same object
Python Membership Operators
Membership operators are used to test if a sequence is presented in an object:
Operator Description Example Try it
in Returns True if a sequence with the specified x in y Try it »
value is present in the object
not in Returns True if a sequence with the specified x not in y Try it »
value is not present in the object
Python Bitwise Operators
Bitwise operators are used to compare (binary) numbers:
Operator Name Description Example Try it
& AND Sets each bit to 1 if both bits are 1 x&y Try it »
| OR Sets each bit to 1 if one of two bits is 1 x|y Try it »
^ XOR Sets each bit to 1 if only one of two bits is 1 x^y Try it »
~ NOT Inverts all the bits ~x Try it »
<< Zero fill left shift Shift left by pushing zeros in from the right x << 2 Try it »
and let the leftmost bits fall off
>> Signed right shift Shift right by pushing copies of the leftmost x >> 2 Try it »
bit in from the left, and let the rightmost bits
fall off
Operator Precedence
Operator precedence describes the order in which operations are performed.
Example
Parentheses has the highest precedence, meaning that expressions inside parentheses must be evaluated first:
print((6 + 3) - (6 + 3))
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Example
Multiplication * has higher precedence than addition + , and therefore multiplications are evaluated before additions:
print(100 + 5 * 3)
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The precedence order is described in the table below, starting with the highest precedence at the top:
Operator Description Try it
() Parentheses Try it »
** Exponentiation Try it »
+x -x ~x Unary plus, unary minus, and bitwise NOT Try it »
* / // % Multiplication, division, floor division, and modulus Try it »
+ - Addition and subtraction Try it »
<< >> Bitwise left and right shifts Try it »
& Bitwise AND Try it »
^ Bitwise XOR Try it »
| Bitwise OR Try it »
== != > >= < <= is is Comparisons, identity, and membership operators Try it »
not in not in
not Logical NOT Try it »
and AND Try it »
or OR Try it »
If two operators have the same precedence, the expression is evaluated from left to right.
Example
Addition + and subtraction - has the same precedence, and therefore we evaluate the expression from left to right:
print(5 + 4 - 7 + 3)
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