Operators in python

In this tutorial you will learn about operators in python and it’s types which is symbol used to perform specific mathematical and logical manipulation.

Types of operators

• Arithmetic operator

Arithmetic operator is basically used to perform mathematical computation like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Operator	Meaning	Example
+	Add two operands or unary plus	*n+n +5
–	Subtract or unary minus	m-n -10
*	Multiply two operand	m*n
/	divide (Result is in float)	m/n
%	Modulus (Return Remainder)	m%n
//	Floor division (Return whole number)	m//n
**	Exponent (Left operand raised to power of right)	m**n (m to the power of y)

Examples :

m=10
n=4
print("m+n=",m+n)
print("m-n=",m-n)
print("m*n=",m*n)
print("m/n=",m/n)
print("m//n=",m//n)
print("m**n=",m**n)

Output:

m+n=14
m-n=6
m*n=40
m/n=2.5
m//n=2
m**n=10000

• Comparison operator

The operator which is used to compared two or more values is known as comparison operator. It return True or False boolean value according to condition.

Operator	Meaning	Example
>	Greater than	m>n
<	Less than	m<n
==	Equal to	m==n
!=	not equal to	m!=n
>=	Greater than or equal to	m>=n
<=	Less than or equal to	m<=n

Examples:

m=15
n=5
print("m>n=",m>n)
print("m<n=",m<n)
print("m==n=",m==n)
print("m!=n=",m!=n)
print("m>=n=",m>=n)
print("m<=n=",m<=n)

Output :

m>n=True
m<n=False
m==n=False
m>=n=True
m<=n=False

• Logical operator

Logical operator are operator which is used for conditioning a statement. ‘and, or, not ‘ are logical operator.

Operator	Meaning	Example
And	True if both operands are true	m and n
Or	True if any one operands are true	m or n
Not	True if operand is false	not m

Example :

x=True
y=False
print(m and y)
print(m or y)
print(not m)

Output :

False
True
False

• Bitwise operator

Operator	Meaning	Example
|	Bit wise OR	2|2=1
&	Bit wise AND	2&2=4
^	Bit wise XOR	5^3=6

• Assignment operator

Operator	Meaning	Example
=	x=10	x=10
+=	x+=10	x=x+10
-=	x-=10	x=x-10
/=	x/=10	x=x/10
*=	x*=10	x=x*10
%=	x%=10	x=x%10
//=	x//=10	x=x//10
**=	x**=10	x=x**10