Types of Operators in Python
We have different types of operators in Python to perform operations on values and variables in Python.
There are 7 types of operators used in almost all programming languages.
- Assignment operators
- Arithmetic operators
- Comparison operators
- Logical operators
- Identity operators
- Membership operators
- Bitwise operator
Assignment Operators
Assignment operators will work for us when we have to assign values to variables.
| Operators | Example | Alternative |
| = | x=5 | x=5 |
| += | x+=5 | x=x+5 |
| -= | X-=5 | x=x-5 |
| *= | x*=5 | x=x*5 |
| /= | x/=5 | x=x/5 |
| %= | X %=5 | x=x%5 |
| //= | x//=5 | x=x//5 |
| **= | x**=3 | x=x**5 |
| &= | X &=5 | x=x&5 |
| != | x! =5 | x=x|5 |
| ^= | x^=5 | x=x^5 |
| >>= | x=x>>=5 | x=x>>5 |
| <<= | x<<=5 | x=x<<5 |
Arithmetic Operators
We can apply arithmetic operators on numeric values to perform some mathematical operations:
| Operators | Name | Example |
| + | Addition | x+ y |
| – | Subtraction | x- y |
| * | Multiplication | x* y |
| / | Division | x/ y |
| % | Modulus | x% y |
| ** | Exponentiation | x** y |
| // | Floor Division | x//y |
Comparison Operator
We can compare two values by using comparison operators.
| Operators | Name | Example |
| == | Equal operator | x== y |
| != | Not operator | x! = y |
| > | Greater operator | x> y |
| < | Less than operator | x< y |
| >= | Less than or equal to the operator | x>= y |
| <= | Less than or equal to operator | x<= y |
Logical Operators
| Operator | Description | Example |
| and | Return True if both statements are true | x<20 and x<50 |
| or | Returns True if one of the statements is true | x<20 or x<10 |
| not | Reverse the result, returns False if the result is true | not (x<5 and x<10) |
Identity Operators
Identity operators are used to compare the objects, not if they are equal, but if they are the same object, with the same memory location:
| Operator | Description | Example |
| is | Returns true if both variables are the same object | x is y |
| is not | Returns true if both variables are not the same object | x is not y |
Membership Operators
Membership operators are used to test if a sequence is presented in an object:
| Operator | Description | Example |
| in | Returns True if a sequence with the specified value is present in the object | x in y |
| not in | Returns True if a sequence with the specified value is not present in the object | x not in y |
Bitwise Operators
Bitwise operators are used to compare (binary) numbers:
| Operators | Name | Description |
| & | AND | Sets each bit to 1 if both bits are 1 |
| | | OR | Set each bit to 1 if one of two bits is 1. |
| ^ | XOR | Set each bit to 1 if only one of two bits is 1. |
| ~ | NOT | Invert all the bits |
| << | Zero fill left shift | Shift right by pushing copies of the leftmost bit in from the left, and let the rightmost bits fall off. |
| >> | Signed right shift | Zero-fill left shift |
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