Operators

Arithmetic operators

print(7 + 3)    # 10  addition
print(7 - 3)    # 4   subtraction
print(7 * 3)    # 21  multiplication
print(7 / 3)    # 2.333...  true division, always returns a float
print(7 // 3)   # 2   floor division, rounds down to an int
print(7 % 3)    # 1   modulo, the remainder
print(7 ** 3)   # 343 exponentiation

// and % are a pair worth memorizing together: a == (a // b) * b + (a % b) always holds.

Comparison operators

==, !=, <, >, <=, >= compare values and always return a bool. Note == checks value equality, not identity — use is only when you specifically mean "the same object in memory" (most commonly x is None).

print(5 == 5.0)   # True  -- same value, different types, still equal
print([1, 2] == [1, 2])  # True -- lists compare element by element

Logical operators

and, or, not combine boolean expressions. Python short-circuits: a and b skips evaluating b if a is already falsy, and a or b skips b if a is already truthy.

subscribers = 250000
is_verified = True

if subscribers > 100000 and is_verified:
    print("Eligible for the Play Button")

Assignment operators

views = 100
views += 50   # same as views = views + 50
views *= 2    # same as views = views * 2
print(views)  # 300

Operator precedence

Python follows standard math precedence: ** first, then * / // %, then + -, then comparisons, then not, then and, then or. When in doubt, use parentheses — they cost nothing and remove ambiguity for whoever reads the code next.