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Precedence in Python

Operator precedence in Python determines the order in which operations are performed in an expression, with certain operations taking priority over others unless overridden by parentheses. The document lists the precedence levels from highest to lowest, including operations like exponentiation, multiplication, and logical operations. It also provides examples to illustrate how precedence affects the outcome of expressions.

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Precedence in Python

Operator precedence in Python determines the order in which operations are performed in an expression, with certain operations taking priority over others unless overridden by parentheses. The document lists the precedence levels from highest to lowest, including operations like exponentiation, multiplication, and logical operations. It also provides examples to illustrate how precedence affects the outcome of expressions.

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Operator Precedence in Python

Understanding Precedence

What is Precedence?

In Python, precedence refers to the order in which operations are performed in an expression. Some

operations are done before others unless parentheses are used to override this.

Example Without Precedence:

result = 3 + 4 * 2

This equals 11 because multiplication has higher precedence than addition.

Operator Precedence (From Highest to Lowest):

1. () : Parentheses

2. ** : Exponentiation

3. +x, -x, ~x : Unary plus, minus, bitwise NOT

4. *, /, //, % : Multiplication, division, floor division, modulo

5. +, - : Addition and subtraction

6. <<, >> : Bitwise shift

7. & : Bitwise AND

8. ^ : Bitwise XOR

9. | : Bitwise OR

10. Comparisons : ==, !=, >, <, >=, <=, is, in, not in, is not

11. not : Logical NOT

12. and : Logical AND

13. or : Logical OR

14. =, +=, -= etc.: Assignment

Example with Multiple Operators:

x = 5 + 2 * 3 ** 2
Operator Precedence in Python

Steps:

3 ** 2 = 9

2 * 9 = 18

5 + 18 = 23

Use parentheses to control the order explicitly:

x = (5 + 2) * (3 ** 2) # = 7 * 9 = 63

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