Basic Operators in Python
- Arithmetic operators: Arithmetic operators are used to perform mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
- Relational Operators: Relational operators compares the values. It either returns True or False according to the condition.
- Logical operators: Logical operators perform Logical AND, Logical OR and Logical NOT operations.
- Bitwise operators: Bitwise operators acts on bits and performs bit by bit operation.
- Assignment operators: Assignment operators are used to assign values to the variables.
- Special operators: There are some special type of operators like-
- Identity operators-
is and is not are the identity operators both are used to check if two values are located on the same part of the memory. Two variables that are equal does not imply that they are identical.is True if the operands are identical is not True if the operands are not identical
# Examples of Identity operatorsa1=3b1=3a2='GeeksforGeeks'b2='GeeksforGeeks'a3=[1,2,3]b3=[1,2,3]print(a1isnotb1)print(a2isb2)# Output is False, since lists are mutable.print(a3isb3)chevron_rightfilter_noneOutput:
False True False
- Membership operators-
in and not in are the membership operators; used to test whether a value or variable is in a sequence.in True if value is found in the sequence not in True if value is not found in the sequence
# Examples of Membership operatorx='Geeks for Geeks'y={3:'a',4:'b'}print('G'inx)print('geeks'notinx)print('Geeks'notinx)print(3iny)print('b'iny)chevron_rightfilter_noneOutput:
True True False True False
- Identity operators-
| Operator | Description | Syntax |
|---|---|---|
| + | Addition: adds two operands | x + y |
| - | Subtraction: subtracts two operands | x - y |
| * | Multiplication: multiplies two operands | x * y |
| / | Division (float): divides the first operand by the second | x / y |
| // | Division (floor): divides the first operand by the second | x // y |
| % | Modulus: returns the remainder when first operand is divided by the second | x % y |
# Examples of Arithmetic Operator a = 9b = 4 # Addition of numbers add = a + b # Subtraction of numbers sub = a - b # Multiplication of number mul = a * b # Division(float) of number div1 = a / b # Division(floor) of number div2 = a // b # Modulo of both number mod = a % b # print results print(add) print(sub) print(mul) print(div1) print(div2) print(mod) |
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Output:
13 5 36 2.25 2 1
| Operator | Description | Syntax |
|---|---|---|
| > | Greater than: True if left operand is greater than the right | x > y |
| < | Less than: True if left operand is less than the right | x < y |
| == | Equal to: True if both operands are equal | x == y |
| != | Not equal to - True if operands are not equal | x != y |
| >= | Greater than or equal to: True if left operand is greater than or equal to the right | x >= y |
| <= | Less than or equal to: True if left operand is less than or equal to the right | x <= y |
# Examples of Relational Operators a = 13b = 33 # a > b is False print(a > b) # a < b is True print(a < b) # a == b is False print(a == b) # a != b is True print(a != b) # a >= b is False print(a >= b) # a <= b is True print(a <= b) |
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Output:
False True False True False True
| Operator | Description | Syntax |
|---|---|---|
| and | Logical AND: True if both the operands are true | x and y |
| or | Logical OR: True if either of the operands is true | x or y |
| not | Logical NOT: True if operand is false | not x |
# Examples of Logical Operator a = Trueb = False # Print a and b is False print(a and b) # Print a or b is True print(a or b) # Print not a is False print(not a) |
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Output:
False True False
| Operator | Description | Syntax |
|---|---|---|
| & | Bitwise AND | x & y |
| | | Bitwise OR | x | y |
| ~ | Bitwise NOT | ~x |
| ^ | Bitwise XOR | x ^ y |
| >> | Bitwise right shift | x>> |
| << | Bitwise left shift | x<< |
# Examples of Bitwise operators a = 10b = 4 # Print bitwise AND operation print(a & b) # Print bitwise OR operation print(a | b) # Print bitwise NOT operation print(~a) # print bitwise XOR operation print(a ^ b) # print bitwise right shift operation print(a >> 2) # print bitwise left shift operation print(a << 2) |
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Output:
0 14 -11 14 2 40
| Operator | Description | Syntax |
|---|---|---|
| = | Assign value of right side of expression to left side operand | x = y + z |
| += | Add AND: Add right side operand with left side operand and then assign to left operand | a+=b a=a+b |
| -= | Subtract AND: Subtract right operand from left operand and then assign to left operand | a-=b a=a-b |
| *= | Multiply AND: Multiply right operand with left operand and then assign to left operand | a*=b a=a*b |
| /= | Divide AND: Divide left operand with right operand and then assign to left operand | a/=b a=a/b |
| %= | Modulus AND: Takes modulus using left and right operands and assign result to left operand | a%=b a=a%b |
| //= | Divide(floor) AND: Divide left operand with right operand and then assign the value(floor) to left operand | a//=b a=a//b |
| **= | Exponent AND: Calculate exponent(raise power) value using operands and assign value to left operand | a**=b a=a**b |
| &= | Performs Bitwise AND on operands and assign value to left operand | a&=b a=a&b; |
| |= | Performs Bitwise OR on operands and assign value to left operand | a|=b a=a|b |
| ^= | Performs Bitwise xOR on operands and assign value to left operand | a^=b a=a^b |
| >>= | Performs Bitwise right shift on operands and assign value to left operand | a>>=b a=a>>b |
| <<= | Performs Bitwise left shift on operands and assign value to left operand | a <<= b a= a << b |
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