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Operators and Operands

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Operators and Operands

What are operators in Python?

Operators are special symbols in Python that carry out arithmetic or logical computation. The value that the operator operates on is called the operand.

Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic operators are used to perform mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc.

Symbol	Task Performed	Meaning	Example
+	Addition	Add two operands or unary plus	x + y or +x
-	Subtraction	Subtract right operand from the left or unary minus	x - y or -x
*	Multiplication	Multiply two operands	*x y**
/	Division	Divide left operand by right one (results in float)	x / y
%	Modulus (remainder)	Remainder of division of left operand by the right	x % y
//	Integer/Floor division	Division that results in whole number (floor)	x // y
**	Exponentiation (power)	Left operand raised to the power of right	x y**

Python

x = 10
y = 3

print(f"Addition: {x} + {y} = {x + y}")
print(f"Subtraction: {x} - {y} = {x - y}")
print(f"Multiplication: {x} * {y} = {x * y}")
print(f"Division: {x} / {y} = {x / y}")
print(f"Modulus: {x} % {y} = {x % y}")
print(f"Floor Division: {x} // {y} = {x // y}")
print(f"Exponentiation: {x} ** {y} = {x ** y}")

Comparison/Relational Operators

Comparison operators are used to compare values. They return True or False based on the condition.

Symbol	Task Performed	Meaning	Example
>	Greater than	True if left operand is greater than the right	a > b
<	Less than	True if left operand is less than the right	a < b
==	Equal to	True if both operands are equal	a == b
!=	Not equal to	True if both operands are not equal	a != b
>=	Greater than or equal to	True if left operand is greater than or equal	a >= b
<=	Less than or equal to	True if left operand is less than or equal	a <= b

Note:
The operator == checks for equality, whereas = is used for assignment.

Python

a = 8
b = 5

print(f"{a} > {b}: {a > b}")
print(f"{a} < {b}: {a < b}")
print(f"{a} == {b}: {a == b}")
print(f"{a} != {b}: {a != b}")
print(f"{a} >= {b}: {a >= b}")
print(f"{a} <= {b}: {a <= b}")

Logical/Boolean Operators

Logical operators are the and, or, and not operators.

Symbol	Meaning	Example
and	True if both operands are true	x and y
or	True if either operand is true	x or y
not	True if operand is false (logical NOT)	not x

Python

x = True
y = False

print(f"x and y: {x and y}")   # False, since y is False
print(f"x or y: {x or y}")     # True, since x is True
print(f"not x: {not x}")       # False, complement of True
print(f"not y: {not y}")       # True, complement of False

Try Your Own Code

Use the cell below to experiment with Python code. Try creating your own variables and operations!

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# Your code here
# Try some mathematical operations or create your own variables

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