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What is an Operator?

Operators in Python:


An operator is a special symbol in programming that represents an action or operation on a value (operand). With the help of operators, mathematical, logical, or other types of operations are applied in a programming language. Operators are a crucial part of programming and are used when creating any program.

Types of Operators:
  1. Arithmetic Operators: Used for numerical calculations like addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*), division (/), and modulus (%).
  2. Relational Operators: Used to compare the relationship between two operands, such as equal to (==), not equal to (!=), greater than (>), and less than (<). They return a true or false result.
  3. Logical Operators: Used to compare more than one condition, such as logical AND (&&), logical OR (||), and logical NOT (!).
  4. Bitwise Operators: Used for operations at the bit level. These operators work mainly on binary numbers, including bitwise AND (&), OR (|), XOR (^), NOT (~), left shift (<<), and right shift (>>).
  5. Assignment Operators: Used to assign values. This includes simple assignment (=) and compound assignments like `+=`, `-=`, `*=`, and `/=`.
  6. Increment and Decrement Operators: The increment (++) operator increases the value of a variable by 1, and the decrement (--) operator decreases it by 1.
  7. Conditional Operator (Ternary Operator): Used in a concise form, similar to an if-else statement. It checks a condition in one line and returns a result.
  8. Sizeof Operator: `sizeof()` operator indicates the size (in bytes) of a data type or a variable.