Python Operators

Types of Operators in Python

1. Arithmetic Operators
2. Comparison Operators
3. Logical Operators
4. Bitwise Operators
5. Assignment Operators
6. Identity Operators
7. Membership Operators

Arithmetic Operators in Python

Python Arithmetic operators are used to perform basic mathematical
operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Operator Description Syntax

Addition: adds two

+ x+y
operands

Subtraction: subtracts
– x–y
two operands

Multiplication:
* multiplies two x*y
operands

Division : divides the

/ first operand by the x/y
second

Division (floor):
// divides the first x // y
operand by the second

Modulus: returns the

remainder when the
% x%y
first operand is
divided by the second

Power: Returns first

** raised to power x ** y
second

Comparison Operators
In Python Comparison or Relational operators compares the values. It
either returns True or False according to the condition.
Operator Description Syntax

Greater than: True if

> the left operand is x>y
greater than the right

Less than: True if the

< left operand is less x<y
than the right

Equal to: True if both

== x == y
operands are equal

Not equal to – True if

!= operands are not x != y
equal

Greater than or equal

to True if the left
>= operand is greater x >= y
than or equal to the
right

Less than or equal to

True if the left
<= x <= y
operand is less than
or equal to the right

Logical Operators in Python

Python Logical operators perform Logical AND, Logical OR, and Logical
NOT operations. It is used to combine conditional statements.

Operator Description Syntax

Logical AND: True if both

And x and y
the operands are true

Logical OR: True if either

Or x or y
of the operands is true

Not Logical NOT: True if the not x

Operator Description Syntax

operand is false

Python Example

a = True
b = False
print(a and b)
print(a or b)
print(not a)
Output
False
True
False

Bitwise Operators in Python

Python Bitwise operators act on bits and perform bit-by-bit operations. These are
used to operate on binary numbers.

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<<

Operator Description Syntax

Assignment Operators in Python

Python Assignment operators are used to assign values to the variables.

Operator Description Syntax

Assign the value of the

right side of the
= x=y+z
expression to the left
side operand

Add AND: Add right-side

operand with left-side
+= a+=b a=a+b
operand and then assign
to left operand

Subtract AND: Subtract

right operand from left
-= a-=b a=a-b
operand and then assign
to left operand

Multiply AND: Multiply

right operand with left
*= a*=b a=a*b
operand and then assign
to left operand

Divide AND: Divide left

operand with right
/= a/=b a=a/b
operand and then assign
to left operand

Modulus AND: Takes

modulus using left and
%= right operands and a%=b a=a%b
assign the result to left
operand
Operator Description Syntax

Divide(floor) AND: Divide

left operand with right
//= operand and then assign a//=b a=a//b
the value(floor) to left
operand

Exponent AND: Calculate

exponent(raise power)
**= value using operands a**=b a=a**b
and assign value to left
operand

Identity Operators in Python

In Python, 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 do
not imply that they are identical.
is True if the operands are identical
is not True if the operands are not identical
Example: output
a = 10 True
b = 20 True
c=a
print(a is not b)
print(a is c)
Membership Operators in Python
In Python, in and not in are the membership operators that are 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 Operators in Python
The following code shows how to implement Membership Operators in Python:
Example: The code checks for the presence of values ‘x’ and ‘y’ in the list. It
prints whether or not each value is present in the list. ‘x’ is not in the list, and ‘y’ is
present, as indicated by the printed messages. The code uses the ‘in’ and ‘not
in’ Python operators to perform these checks.
Python
x = 24
y = 20
list = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
if (x not in list):
print("x is NOT present in given list")
else:
print("x is present in given list")

if (y in list):
print("y is present in given list")
else:
print("y is NOT present in given list")
Output
x is NOT present in given list
y is present in given list