Comparison operators in Python allow us to compare two values and determine if they are equal, different, greater, or less:
The results of comparisons are boolean values (True or False), and they are fundamental for control flow logic.
| Operator | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
== | Equal to | Compares if two values are equal |
!= | Not equal to | Compares if two values are different |
> | Greater than | Checks if one value is greater than another |
< | Less than | Checks if one value is less than another |
>= | Greater than or equal to | Checks if one value is greater than or equal to another |
<= | Less than or equal to | Checks if one value is less than or equal to another |
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List of comparison operators
Equality ==
The equality operator (==) is used to check if two values are equal.
a = 5
b = 5
is_equal = (a == b) # True, since a and b are equal
Inequality !=
The inequality operator (!=) is used to check if two values are not equal.
a = 5
b = 3
is_not_equal = (a != b) # True, since a is not equal to b
Greater than >
The greater than operator (>) is used to check if one value is greater than another.
a = 10
b = 5
is_greater = (a > b) # True, since a is greater than b
Less than <
The less than operator (<) is used to check if one value is less than another.
a = 3
b = 7
is_less = (a < b) # True, since a is less than b
Greater than or equal to >=
The greater than or equal to operator (>=) is used to check if one value is greater than or equal to another.
a = 10
b = 10
is_greater_equal = (a >= b) # True, since a is equal to b
Less than or equal to <=
The less than or equal to operator (<=) is used to check if one value is less than or equal to another.
a = 5
b = 7
is_less_equal = (a <= b) # True, since a is less than b
