Operators

Operators are special symbols that represent computations like addition and multiplication. The values the operator is applied to are called operands.

Types of Operator

Python language supports the following types of operators:

  • Arithmetic Operators
  • Comparison Operators
  • Logical Operators
  • Bitwise Operators
  • Assignment Operators
  • Membership Operators
  • Identity Operators

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