Python Assignment Operators

a = b
|   |
|   └── value
└────── variable
 
→ assign value to a variable

example

a = 10
 
a += 5   # a = a + 5 ---> # a = 10 + 5 = 15
a -= 2   # a = a - 2 ---> # a = 15 - 2 = 13
a *= 3   # a = a * 3 ---> # a = 13 * 3 = 39
a /= 2   # a = a / 2 ---> # a = 39 / 2 = 19.5
 
print(a)

output

19.5

Attention

+= → add and assign -= → subtract and assign *= → multiply and assign /= → divide and assign %= → modulus and assign **= → power and assign

Note

Assignment operators are used to update the value of a variable.

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