Python operators are like the action heroes of your code—they perform operations on variables and values. Let’s break them down into categories so you can see how they work 🧠⚙️

➕ Arithmetic Operators

Used for basic math:

x = 10
y = 3

print(x + y)  # Addition → 13
print(x - y)  # Subtraction → 7
print(x * y)  # Multiplication → 30
print(x / y)  # Division → 3.333...
print(x % y)  # Modulus → 1
print(x ** y) # Exponentiation → 1000
print(x // y) # Floor Division → 3

📝 Assignment Operators

Used to assign values and update them:

x = 5
x += 3  # Same as x = x + 3 → x becomes 8
x *= 2  # x becomes 16

Other examples: -=, /=, //=, %=, **=

🔍 Comparison Operators

Used to compare values and return True or False:

x = 5
y = 10

print(x == y)  # False
print(x != y)  # True
print(x < y)   # True
print(x >= y)  # False

🔗 Logical Operators

Used to combine conditions:

x = 5
print(x > 2 and x < 10)  # True
print(x < 2 or x > 10)   # False
print(not(x > 2))        # False

🧬 Identity Operators

Check if two variables refer to the same object:

a = [1, 2]
b = a
c = [1, 2]

print(a is b)     # True
print(a is c)     # False
print(a is not c) # True

📦 Membership Operators

Check if a value is in a sequence:

fruits = ["apple", "banana"]
print("apple" in fruits)     # True
print("cherry" not in fruits) # True

🧮 Bitwise Operators

Operate on binary numbers:

x = 5  # 0101
y = 3  # 0011

print(x & y)  # AND → 1
print(x | y)  # OR → 7
print(x ^ y)  # XOR → 6
print(~x)     # NOT → -6
print(x << 1) # Left shift → 10
print(x >> 1) # Right shift → 2