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Assignment Operators in Python

  • Assignment operators in Python are used to assign values to variables. They not only store data but can also perform operations while assigning, making code shorter and easier to read.

  • Assignment Operators


    Assignment operators in Python are used to store values in variables and can also perform an operation and assign the result to the same variable in a shorter way.



    Operator

    Description

    Example

    =

    Assigns a value to a variable

    a = 5

    +=

    Adds and assigns

    a += 3 is same as a = a + 3

    -=

    Subtracts and assigns

    a -= 2 is same as a = a - 2

    *=

    Multiplies and assigns

    a *= 4 is same as a = a * 4

    /=

    Divides and assigns

    a /= 2 is same as a = a / 2

    //=

    Floor divides and assigns

    a //= 3 is same as a = a // 3

    %=

    Modulus and assigns

    a %= 4 is same as a = a % 4

    **=

    Exponent and assigns

    a **= 2 is same as a = a ** 2

    Assignment operators make code shorter, cleaner, and easier to read.

Assignment Operators Example

Demonstrates the use of different assignment operators in Python. 

# Python program to demonstrate assignment operators

a = 10  # Assign value

print("Initial value of a:", a)

a += 5  # a = a + 5
print("After a += 5:", a)

a -= 3  # a = a - 3
print("After a -= 3:", a)

a *= 2  # a = a * 2
print("After a *= 2:", a)

a /= 4  # a = a / 4
print("After a /= 4:", a)

a %= 3  # a = a % 3
print("After a %= 3:", a)

a **= 2  # a = a ** 2
print("After a **= 2:", a)

a //= 2  # a = a // 2
print("After a //= 2:", a)
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