Assignment Operators
Assignment operators are used in Python to assign values to variables.
a = 5 is a simple assignment operator that assigns the value 5 on the right to the variable a on the left.
There are various compound operators in Python like a += 5 that adds to the variable and later assigns the same. It is equivalent to a = a + 5.
Operator
Example
Equivalent to
=
a = 5
a = 5
+=
a += 5
a = a + 5
-=
a -= 5
a = a - 5
*=
a *= 5
a = a * 5
/=
a /= 5
a = a / 5
%=
a %= 5
a = a % 5
//=
a //= 5
a = a // 5
**=
a **= 5
a = a ** 5
&=
a &= 5
a = a & 5
|=
a |= 5
a = a | 5
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