Operators are the constructs which can manipulate the value of operands.
Consider the expression 4 + 5 = 9. Here, 4 and 5 are called operands and + is called operator.
Types of Operator:
Python language supports the following types of operators.
- Arithmetic Operators
- Comparison (Relational) Operators
- Assignment Operators
- Logical Operators
- Bitwise Operators
- Membership Operators
- Identity Operators
1. Python Arithmetic Operators:
Python has many Arithmetic Operators. These are following:
+ | addition operator |
- | subtraction operator |
* | multiplication operator |
/ | division operator |
% | modulus operator |
** | exponent operator |
// | floor divisionoperator |
2. Python Comparison Operators:
These operators compare the values on either sides of them and decide the relation among them.They are also called Relational operators.
== | equal to operator |
!= | not equal to operator |
> | greater than operator |
< | less than operator |
>= | greater than equal to operator |
<=< td> | less than equal to operator |
3. Python Assignment Operators:
Python has many Arithmetic Operators.These are following:
= | value assign operator |
+= | It adds right operand to the left operand and assign the result to left operand |
-= | It subtracts right operand from the left operand and assign the result to left operand |
*= | It multiplies right operand with the left operand and assign the result to left operand |
/= | It divides left operand with the right operand and assign the result to left operand |
%= | It takes modulus using two operands and assign the result to left operand |
4. Python Bitwise Operator:
The following Bitwise operators are supported by Python language −
& | Binary AND operator copies a bit, to the result, if it exists in both operands |
| | Binary OR operator copies a bit, if it exists in either operand. |
^ | Binary XOR operator copies the bit, if it is set in one operand but not both. |
~ | Binary Ones Complement operator is unary and has the effect of 'flipping' bits. |
<< | Binary Left Shift operator is moved left by the number of bits specified by the right operand. |
>> | Binary Right Shift is moved right by the number of bits specified by the right operand. |
5. Python Logical Operator:
The following logical operators are supported by Python language.
and | (Logical AND) Operator - If both the operands are true then condition becomes true. |
or | (Logical OR) Operator - If any of the two operands are non-zero then condition becomes true. |
not | (Logical NOT) Operator - Used to reverse the logical state of its operand. |
6. Python Membership Operators:
Python’s membership operators test for membership in a sequence, such as strings, lists, or tuples. There are two membership operators as explained below −
in Operator | Evaluates to true if it finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise. |
not in Operator | Evaluates to true if it does not finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise. |
is Operator | Evaluates to true if the variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and false otherwise. |
is not Oprator | Evaluates to false if the variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and true otherwise. |