Python, as a versatile and expressive programming language, provides a wide range of operators to manipulate and compare data. These operators are the fundamental building blocks of expressions and are essential for performing various computational tasks. In this blog post, we will delve into the world of operators in Python, discussing each of them in detail.
Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic operators are used to perform mathematical operations on numeric values. Here are the arithmetic operators available in Python:
+(Addition)-(Subtraction)*(Multiplication)/(Division)//(Floor Division)%(Modulus or Remainder)**(Exponentiation)
Example:
pythonx = 5
y = 3
print(x + y) # Output: 8
print(x - y) # Output: 2
print(x * y) # Output: 15
print(x / y) # Output: 1.6666666666666667
print(x // y) # Output: 1
print(x % y) # Output: 2
print(x ** y) # Output: 125
Assignment Operators
Assignment operators are used to assign values to variables. In addition to the basic assignment operator =, Python also provides compound assignment operators that perform an operation and then assign the result to a variable.
=(Assignment)+=(Addition Assignment)-=(Subtraction Assignment)*=(Multiplication Assignment)/=(Division Assignment)//=(Floor Division Assignment)%=(Modulus Assignment)**=(Exponentiation Assignment)
Example:
pythonx = 5
x += 3 # Equivalent to x = x + 3
print(x) # Output: 8
Comparison Operators
Comparison operators are used to compare two values and return a Boolean result (True or False).
==(Equal to)!=(Not equal to)>(Greater than)<(Less than)>=(Greater than or equal to)<=(Less than or equal to)
Example:
pythonx = 5
y = 3
print(x == y) # Output: False
print(x > y) # Output: True
print(x <= y) # Output: False
Logical Operators
Logical operators are used to combine Boolean values and produce a single Boolean result.
and(Logical AND)or(Logical OR)not(Logical NOT)
Example:
pythonx = True
y = False
print(x and y) # Output: False
print(x or y) # Output: True
print(not x) # Output: False
Bitwise Operators
Bitwise operators operate on the individual bits of integer numbers. They are useful for low-level programming and manipulation of data at the bit level.
&(Bitwise AND)|(Bitwise OR)^(Bitwise XOR)~(Bitwise NOT)<<(Left Shift)>>(Right Shift)
Example:
pythonx = 60 # Binary: 0011 1100
y = 13 # Binary: 0000 1101
print(x & y) # Output: 12 (Binary: 0000 1100)
print(x | y) # Output: 61 (Binary: 0011 1101)
print(x ^ y) # Output: 49 (Binary: 0011 0001)
print(x << 2) # Output: 240 (Binary: 1111 0000)
print(x >> 2) # Output: 15 (Binary: 0000 1111)
Identity and Membership Operators
is(Identity Operator)is not(Negated Identity Operator)
