Comparison Operators

Comparison operators compare values and return True or False.

Operator	Meaning	Example
==	equal to	5 == 3
!=	not equal to	5 != 3
>	greater than	5 > 3
<	less than	5 < 3
>=	greater than or equal	5 >= 3
<=	less than or equal	5 <= 3

Example

x = 10
y = 12

print(x > y)   # False
print(x < y)   # True
print(x == y)  # False
print(x != y)  # True
print(x >= y)  # False
print(x <= y)  # True

Notes

• Numbers of different numeric types can be compared (5 and 5.0).

• Strings are compared lexicographically (dictionary order).

• Tuples are compared element by element from left to right.

print((1, 2, 3) > (1, 2))   # True
print((1, 2, 3) > (1, 5))   # False

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