Assignment Operators
This lesson showcases Python's various assignment operators and their purpose.
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This is a category of operators which is used to assign values to a variable. The = operator is an assignment operator, but not the only one.
Here’s a list of all the assignment operators supported in Python:
| Operator | Purpose | Notation |
|---|---|---|
= |
Assign | In-fix |
+= |
Add and Assign | In-fix |
-= |
Subtract and Assign | In-fix |
*= |
Multiply and Assign | In-fix |
/= |
Divide and Assign | In-fix |
//= |
Divide, Floor, and Assign | In-fix |
**= |
Raise power and Assign | In-fix |
%= |
Take Modulo and Assign | In-fix |
|= |
OR and Assign | In-fix |
&= |
AND and Assign | In-fix |
^= |
XOR and Assign | In-fix |
>>= |
Right-shift and Assign | In-fix |
<<= |
Left-shift and Assign | In-fix |
Assigning Values
Let’s go through a few examples to see how values are assigned to variables.
Variables are mutable, so we can change their values whenever we want!
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