Assignment Operators
Assignment Operators are used to assign or store a specific value in a variable.
The following table lists out all the assignment operators in Python with their description, and an example.
| Operator Symbol | Description | Example | Equivalent to |
|---|---|---|---|
| = | Assignment | x = y | |
| += | Addition Assignment | x += y | x = x + y |
| -= | Subtraction Assignment | x -= y | x = x – y |
| *= | Multiplication Assignment | x *= y | x = x * y |
| /= | Division Assignment | x /= y | x = x / y |
| %= | Modulus Assignment | x %= y | x = x % y |
| **= | Exponentiation Assignment | x **= y | x = x ** y |
| //= | Floor-division Assignment | x //= y | x = x // y |
| &= | AND Assignment | x &= y | x = x & y |
| |= | OR Assignment | x |= y | x = x | y |
| ^= | XOR Assignment | x ^= y | x = x ^ y |
| <<= | Zero fill left shift Assignment | x <<= y | x = x << y |
| >>= | Signed right shift Assignment | x >>= y | x = x >> y |
Example
In the following program, we will take values for variables x and y, and perform assignment operations on these values using Python Assignment Operators.
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x, y = 5, 2
x += y
print(x) # 7
x, y = 5, 2
x -= y
print(x) # 3
x, y = 5, 2
x *= y
print(x) # 10
x, y = 5, 2
x /= y
print(x) # 2.5
x, y = 5, 2
x %= y
print(x) # 1
x, y = 5, 2
x **= y
print(x) # 25
x, y = 5, 2
x //= y
print(x) # 2
x, y = 5, 2
x &= y
print(x) # 0
x, y = 5, 2
x |= y
print(x) # 7
x, y = 5, 2
x ^= y
print(x) # 7
x, y = 5, 2
x <<= y
print(x) # 20
x, y = 5, 2
x >>= y
print(x) # 1Conclusion
In this Python Tutorial, we learned what Assignment Operators are, and how to use them in a program with examples.