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Operators in Python Language

One of the key features that makes Python so popular is its rich set of operators which allow programmers to perform a wide range of operations on variables and values.



Python has a number of types of operators, e.g. arithmetical, comparisons, logic, bitwise, assignment and identities. Each type of operator serves a specific purpose and allows programmers to perform different types of operations.

For the purpose of performing mathematics operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and so on, arithmetic operators are used. These operators include the plus sign (+), minus sign (-), asterisk (*), forward slash (/), and others. For example, the expression 5 + 3 will evaluate to 8, and the expression 10 / 2 will evaluate to 5.

Comparison operators are used to compare two values and determine if they are equal, not equal, greater than, less than, and more. These operators include the equal sign (==), not equal sign (!=), greater than sign (>), less than sign (<), and others. For example, the expression 5 == 5 will evaluate to True, and the expression 10 > 5 will evaluate to True.

Logical operators are used to combine multiple conditions and determine if a given condition is true or false. These operators include the AND, OR, and NOT operators. For example, the expression (5 > 3) and (10 < 5) will evaluate to False because the second condition is not true.

Bitwise operators are used to perform bitwise operations on binary numbers. These operators include the AND, OR, XOR, and shift operators. These operators are commonly used in low-level programming and hardware manipulation.

Assignment operators are used to assign values to variables. These operators include the equal sign (=), plus equal sign (+=), minus equal sign (-=), and others. For example, the expression x = 5 will assign the value 5 to the variable x.

Identity operators are used to determine if two variables point to the same object. These operators include the IS and IS NOT operators. For example, the expression x is y will evaluate to True if x and y point to the same object.

In addition to these standard operators, Python also provides a number of built-in functions and modules that allow programmers to perform more complex operations such as mathematical calculations, string manipulation, and more.

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