Python Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic operators are used to perform mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc.

Operator	Description	Example
+	Add two operands or unary plus	x + y + 1
-	Subtract right operand from the left or unary minus	x - y - 1
*	Multiply two operands	x * y
/	Divide left operand by the right one (always results into float)	x / y
%	Modulus: remainder of the division of left operand by the right	x % y (remainder of x/y)
//	Floor division: division that results into whole number adjusted to the left in the number line	x // y
**	Exponent: left operand raised to the power of right	x**y (x to the power y)

Examples

x = 10
y = 2

print(x+y)  # 12
print(x-y)  # 8
print(x*y)  # 20
print(x/y)  # 5.0
print(x//y) # 5
print(x**y) # 100