Operators

Updated Oct 28, 2019 ·

Arithmetic Operators

Python uses standard and special operators for math operations.

Operator	Description	Example
+	Addition	a + b
-	Subtraction	a - b
*	Multiplication	a * b
/	Division	a / b
**	Exponentiation (power)	a ** b (e.g., a ** 2 for square)
//	Integer division (quotient)	a // b
%	Modulus (remainder)	a % b

Comparison Operators

Comparison operators return boolean results (True/False).

Operator	Description	Example
==	Equal	5 == 5 ➔ True
!=	Not equal	5 != 3 ➔ True
<	Less than	3 < 5 ➔ True
<=	Less than or equal	3 <= 3 ➔ True
>	Greater than	5 > 3 ➔ True
>=	Greater than or equal	5 >= 5 ➔ True

Logical Operators

Logical operators are used to combine conditional statements and determine the truth value of expressions.

Operator	Description	Example
and	True if both sides are True	True and False ➔ False
or	True if either side is True	True or False ➔ True
not	Inverts the boolean value	not True ➔ False, not False ➔ True

Modulo Operator

Modulo Operator (%) returns the remainder of division. Example: 5 % 2 returns 1.