Operators in Python – Part 1

Operators are symbols used to perform different operations on values and variables. In this first part, we'll look at arithmetic, comparison, and assignment operators.

Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic operators are used for basic mathematical calculations.

a = 10
b = 3

print(a + b)
print(a - b)
print(a * b)
print(a / b)

Output:

13
7
30
3.3333333333333335

Common arithmetic operators are:

Comparison Operators

Comparison operators are used to compare two values. The result is either True or False.

a = 10
b = 5

print(a > b)
print(a == b)
print(a != b)

Output:

True
False
True

Some common comparison operators are:

==, !=, >, <, >=, <=

Assignment Operators

Assignment operators are used to store or update values in variables.

x = 10

x += 5

print(x)

Output:

15

Common assignment operators include =, +=, -=, *=, and /=.