Python Operators

🔑 What Are Operators?

Operators are special symbols or keywords that perform operations on values (operands).
Example:

a = 10
b = 5
print(a + b)   # Output: 15

Here, + is the operator, and a and b are operands.

Used for basic math operations.

Operator	Meaning	Example	Result
`+`	Addition	`5 + 3`	8
`-`	Subtraction	`5 - 3`	2
`*`	Multiplication	`5 * 3`	15
`/`	Division	`5 / 2`	2.5
`//`	Floor Division	`5 // 2`	2
`%`	Modulus (remainder)	`5 % 2`	1
`**`	Exponentiation	`2 ** 3`	8

Used to compare values.

Operator	Meaning	Example	Result
`==`	Equal to	`5 == 5`	True
`!=`	Not equal to	`5 != 3`	True
`>`	Greater than	`5 > 3`	True
`<`	Less than	`5 < 3`	False
`>=`	Greater or equal	`5 >= 5`	True
`<=`	Less or equal	`3 <= 5`	True

Used to combine conditions.

Operator	Meaning	Example	Result
`and`	True if both are True	`(5 > 3 and 2 < 4)`	True
`or`	True if at least one is True	`(5 > 3 or 2 > 4)`	True
`not`	Negates the condition	`not(5 > 3)`	False

Used to assign values to variables.

Operator	Meaning	Example	Equivalent
`=`	Assign	`x = 5`	x = 5
`+=`	Add and assign	`x += 3`	x = x + 3
`-=`	Subtract and assign	`x -= 2`	x = x – 2
`*=`	Multiply and assign	`x *= 4`	x = x * 4
`/=`	Divide and assign	`x /= 2`	x = x / 2

Operate on binary numbers.

Operator	Meaning	Example	Result
`&`	AND	`5 & 3`	1
`	`	OR	`5	3`	7
`^`	XOR	`5 ^ 3`	6
`<<`	Left shift	`5 << 1`	10
`>>`	Right shift	`5 >> 1`	2