📖 🏈 Python Operators

🦅 Introduction to Operators: “The Eagles Playbook”

In football, the right play can make or break the game. In Python, operators are the plays—they define how data interacts to achieve the goal (a touchdown, or successful code execution).

Definition:

An operator is a symbol or keyword that performs operations on one or more operands (values).

Categories of Operators:

• Arithmetic

• Comparison

• Logical

• Assignment

• Membership

• Identity

Let’s break down each play in the Python Operators Playbook!

🏹 Arithmetic Operators: “Scoring Touchdowns”

Arithmetic operators help us perform mathematical operations, like scoring points in football.

Operator	Name	Example
+	Addition	score + 3
-	Subtraction	score - 7
*	Multiplication	score * 2
/	Division	yards / 2
%	Modulus	yards % 10
**	Exponentiation	power ** 2
//	Floor Division	yards // 3

# Example: Eagles Game Stats
score = 7  # Touchdown
field_goal = 3
total_points = score + field_goal
print("Total Points:", total_points)

Total Points: 10

🛡️ Comparison Operators: “Defense on the Field”

Comparison operators help you make decisions—just like an Eagles defensive play, determining if the opponent can advance.

Operator	Name	Example
==	Equal to	score == 7
!=	Not equal to	score != 7
>	Greater than	yards > 10
<	Less than	yards < 10
>=	Greater than or equal to	yards >= 20
<=	Less than or equal to	yards <= 5

# Example: Is the score enough to win?
eagles_score = 24
opponent_score = 20
is_eagles_winning = eagles_score > opponent_score
print("Eagles Winning?", is_eagles_winning)

Eagles Winning? True

🧠 Logical Operators: “Playbook Strategies”

Logical operators combine multiple conditions, like planning a perfect pass-and-run play.

Operator	Name	Example
and	AND	yards > 10 and score > 0
or	OR	yards > 10 or score > 0
not	NOT	not (yards > 10)

# Example: Check if both offense and defense are performing
offense_points = 24
defense_points = 14
great_team_performance = offense_points > 20 and defense_points > 10
print("Great Performance?", great_team_performance)

Great Performance? True

📝 Assignment Operators: “Building a Winning Team”

Assignment operators allow you to update values, like adjusting your lineup for the perfect game.

Operator	Example	Meaning
=	yards = 10	Assign value
+=	yards += 5	Add and assign
-=	yards -= 5	Subtract and assign
*=	yards *= 2	Multiply and assign
/=	yards /= 2	Divide and assign

# Example: Update total yards
yards = 50
yards += 20  # Gain 20 yards
print("Total Yards:", yards)

Total Yards: 70

🏟️ Membership Operators: “Who’s on the Roster?”

Membership operators check if a player is part of the Eagles’ roster.

Operator	Example	Meaning
in	'Hurts' in roster	Checks membership
not in	'Brady' not in roster	Checks absence

# Example: Check if players are on the roster
roster = ["Hurts", "Smith", "Brown", "Kelce"]
print("Is Hurts playing?", "Hurts" in roster)
print("Is Brady playing?", "Brady" not in roster)

Is Hurts playing? True
Is Brady playing? True

🆔 Identity Operators: “Eagle or Impostor?”

Identity operators check if two values or objects are the same in memory—like confirming if someone is a true Eagles fan.

Operator	Example	Meaning
is	player is coach	Same object identity
is not	player is not coach	Different object

# Example: Identity check for Eagles fans
fan_1 = "Eagles"
fan_2 = "Eagles"
print("Are both fans supporting Eagles?", fan_1 is fan_2)

Are both fans supporting Eagles? True

🦅 Wrap-Up: “Fly Eagles Fly!”

Python operators, like the Eagles’ strategies, are essential for achieving success. Whether you’re scoring points with arithmetic or defending your code with comparisons, mastering these operators is your key to programming greatness. Now go build some Python plays!