Arithmetic Operators in Python
Python supports all standard mathematical operations through arithmetic operators. These allow you to perform calculations on numbers and variables in your programs.
Python Arithmetic Operators
Order of Operations
Python follows the standard mathematical order of operations — often remembered as PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction).
# Order of operations example result = 2 + 3 * 4 # result = 14 (not 20) result = (2 + 3) * 4 # result = 20 result = 2 ** 3 + 1 # result = 9
Augmented Assignment Operators
Python also has shorthand operators that combine arithmetic with assignment:
Augmented Assignment Operators
The difference between / and //: regular division (/) always returns a float, while floor division (//) returns the whole number part only, discarding the remainder.
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