Operators

Question 1

What does the ** symbol do in Python?

Answer 1

It is the symbol for exponents. (not to be confused with ^)

Question 2

What does the % symbol do in Python?

Answer 2

It is the symbol for modulo which which returns the remainder after you divided the first number by the second.

Question 3

What does the // symbol do in Python?

Answer 3

It is the symbol for integer division which does the division but rounds down the answer to the nearest integer. (Note: It rounds down even if the answer is negative.)

Question 4

What does the = symbol do in Python?

Answer 4

It is an assignment operator which assigns the value on the right to the name on the left. (It is not like an equal sign in maths and x = y is not the same as y = x)

Question 5

What does the == symbol do in Python?

Answer 5

This is what in Python equivalent to what we call as an equal sign in maths (=). (Comparison Operator)