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Operator Precedence

Learn all about Operator Precedence in this comprehensive tutorial.

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•Operator precedence describes the order in which operations are performed.
•The precedence order is described in the table below, starting with the highest precedence at the top:
•If two operators have the same precedence, the expression is evaluated from left to right.

Operator precedence describes the order in which operations are performed.

python

print((6 + 3) - (6 + 3))

python

print(100 + 5 * 3)

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 »

If two operators have the same precedence, the expression is evaluated from left to right.

python

print(5 + 4 - 7 + 3)

2 questions

Which of the following is true about Operator Precedence?

It is strictly typedIt is evaluated at runtimeIt requires explicit memory managementIt is deprecated

What is the most common pitfall when working with Operator Precedence?

SyntaxErrorIndentationErrorNameErrorTypeError

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