Operators in Python (Arithmetic, Logical, Comparison, etc.)

What You’ll Learn in This Blog

• Types of operators in Python
• How to use them with examples
• Operator precedence
• Python-specific operators (is, in)
• Practical coding examples

What are Operators?

Operators are symbols or keywords that perform operation on variables and values. Python supports a wide range of operator types.

1. Arithmetic Operators

a = 10
b = 3
print(a + b)  # 13
print(a ** b) # 1000

2. Comparison (Relational) Operators

Used to compare two values. Returns True or False.

x = 5
print(5 == x)  # True
print(2 == x)  # False
print(2 != x)  # True

3. Logical Operators

Used to combine conditional statements.

x = 5
print(x > 2 and x < 10)  # True

4. Assignment Operators

Assign values to variables.

x = 10
x += 5
print(x)  # 15

5. Identity Operators

Used to check if two variables refer to the same object.

a = [1, 2]
b = a
print(a is b)      # True
print(a is not b)  # False

6. Membership Operators

Used to test if a sequence contains a value.

7. Bitwise Operators (Advanced)

Perform bit-level operations.

Operator Precedence

Some operators are evaluated before others.

result = 2 + 3 * 4  # Output: 14, not 20!

Precedence (from high to low):

1. ** (Exponent)
2. *, /, %, //
3. +, -
4. Comparison (>, <, ==)
5. Logical (not → and → or)

Use parentheses () to control evaluation order.

Summary

Task

1. Write a program that checks:
   • If a number is even
   • If the number is greater than 10
   • And print a message accordingly using and, or
2. Try using:
   • is, in with lists and integers
   • Assignment operators like **=, //=