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Symbols and Operators

What are Symbols and Operators?

  • Symbols are special characters used in Python to represent operations or actions.

  • Operators are symbols that perform specific operations on variables and values.

Example:

a = 10          ->  a and b are operands
b = 5           ->  = is an assignment operator

c = a + b       ->  + is an arithmetic operator
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Symbol and Operator Name

Arithmetic Operators 
  +                                     Addition
  -                                     Subtraction
  *                                     Multiplication
  /                                     Division/True division
  //                                    Floor division
  %                                     Modulus
  **                                    Power/Exponent
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Comparison Operators
  ==                                    Equal to
  !=                                    Not Equal
  >                                     Greater than
  >=                                    Greater than or equal to
  <                                     Less than
  <=                                    Less than or equal to
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Logical Operators
  and                                   Logical AND
  or                                    Logical OR
  Not                                   Logical NOT
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Identity Operators:

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

Identity Operators
  is                                    Identity      
  is not                                Not Identity
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Membership Operators:

Used to check whether a value exists in a sequence.

Membership Operators
  in                                    Membership
  not in                                Not Membership
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