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Operators are special symbols used to perform operations on variables and values. Python supports various types of operators such as arithmetic, comparison, assignment, logical, and membership.

Arithmetic Operators

Used for basic mathematical operations.

Operator	  Meaning	                  Example
+	          Addition	                  a + b
-	          Subtraction	              a - b
*	          Multiplication	          a * b
/	          Division	                  a / b
//	          Floor Division	          a // b
%	          Modulus	                  a % b
**	          Exponentiation	          a ** b

Let's see some examples,

a = 10
b = 3
print(a + b)   # 13
print(a / b)   # 3.333...
print(a // b)  # 3

Comparison Operators

Used to compare two values. Always return a boolean (True or False).

Operator	       Meaning	            Example
==	               Equal to	            a == b
!=	               Not equal to	        a != b
>	               Greater than	        a > b
<	               Less than	        a < b
>=	               Greater or equal	    a >= b
<=	               Less or equal	    a <= b

Let's see some examples,

a = 5
b = 7
print(a == b)  # False
print(a < b)   # True

Assignment Operators

Used to assign values to variables and update them in place.

Operator	      Meaning	               Example
=	              Assign	               a = 10
+=	              Add and assign	       a += 5
-=	              Subtract and assign	   a -= 3
*=	              Multiply and assign	   a *= 2
/=	              Divide and assign	       a /= 4

Let's see some examples,

x = 5
x += 2     # x is now 7

Logical Operators

Used to combine multiple boolean conditions.

Operator	       Meaning	                              Example
and	               True if both are true	              a > 5 and b < 10
or	               True if at least one is true	          a > 5 or b < 10
not	               Inverts the boolean value	          not(a > 5)

Let's see some examples,

a = 6
b = 8
print(a > 5 and b < 10)  # True
print(not a > 5)         # False

Membership Operators

Used to test for membership in sequences like strings, lists, etc.

Operator	       Meaning	                          Example
in	               True if value in sequence	      "a" in "praveen"
not in	           True if value not in sequence	  "z" not in "praveen"

Let's see some examples,

print("a" in "praveen")      # True
print("z" not in "praveen")  # True