Python Operator Precedence
Operator Precedence
Operator precedence describes the order in which operations are performed.
Example
Parentheses has the highest precedence, meaning that expressions inside parentheses must be evaluated first:
print((6 + 3) - (6 + 3))
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Example
Multiplication * has higher precedence than
addition +, and therefore multiplications are
evaluated before additions:
print(100 + 5 * 3)
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Precedence Order
The precedence order is described in the table below, starting with the highest precedence at the top:
| Operator | Description | Try it |
|---|---|---|
() |
Parentheses | Try it » |
** |
Exponentiation | Try it » |
+x
-x
~x
|
Unary plus, unary minus, and bitwise NOT | Try it » |
*
/
//
%
|
Multiplication, division, floor division, and modulus | Try it » |
+
-
|
Addition and subtraction | Try it » |
<<
>>
|
Bitwise left and right shifts | Try it » |
& |
Bitwise AND | Try it » |
^ |
Bitwise XOR | Try it » |
| |
Bitwise OR | Try it » |
==
!=
>
>=
<
<=
is
is not
in
not in
|
Comparisons, identity, and membership operators | Try it » |
not |
Logical NOT | Try it » |
and |
AND | Try it » |
or |
OR | Try it » |
Left-to-Right Evaluation
If two operators have the same precedence, the expression is evaluated from left to right.
Example
Addition + and
subtraction - has the same precedence, and therefore
we evaluate the expression from left to right:
print(5 + 4 - 7 + 3)
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