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" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Comparison Operators \n", "\n", "In this lecture we will be learning about Comparison Operators in Python. These operators will allow us to compare variables and output a Boolean value (True or False). \n", "\n", "If you have any sort of background in Math, these operators should be very straight forward.\n", "\n", "First we'll present a table of the comparison operators and then work through some examples:\n", "\n", "

Table of Comparison Operators

In the table below, a=3 and b=4.

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OperatorDescriptionExample
==If the values of two operands are equal, then the condition becomes true. (a == b) is not true.
!=If values of two operands are not equal, then condition becomes true.(a != b) is true
>If the value of left operand is greater than the value of right operand, then condition becomes true. (a > b) is not true.
<If the value of left operand is less than the value of right operand, then condition becomes true. (a < b) is true.
>=If the value of left operand is greater than or equal to the value of right operand, then condition becomes true. (a >= b) is not true.
<=If the value of left operand is less than or equal to the value of right operand, then condition becomes true. (a <= b) is true.
" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Let's now work through quick examples of each of these.\n", "\n", "#### Equal" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 1, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "True" ] }, "execution_count": 1, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "2 == 2" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 2, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "False" ] }, "execution_count": 2, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "1 == 0" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Note that == is a comparison operator, while = is an assignment operator." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "#### Not Equal" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 3, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "True" ] }, "execution_count": 3, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "2 != 1" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 4, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "False" ] }, "execution_count": 4, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "2 != 2" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "#### Greater Than" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 5, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "True" ] }, "execution_count": 5, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "2 > 1" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 6, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "False" ] }, "execution_count": 6, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "2 > 4" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "#### Less Than" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 7, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "True" ] }, "execution_count": 7, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "2 < 4" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 8, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "False" ] }, "execution_count": 8, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "2 < 1" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "#### Greater Than or Equal to" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 9, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "True" ] }, "execution_count": 9, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "2 >= 2" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 10, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "True" ] }, "execution_count": 10, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "2 >= 1" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "#### Less than or Equal to" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 11, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "True" ] }, "execution_count": 11, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "2 <= 2" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 12, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "True" ] }, "execution_count": 12, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "2 <= 4" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**Great! Go over each comparison operator to make sure you understand what each one is saying. But hopefully this was straightforward for you.**\n", "\n", "Next we will cover chained comparison operators" ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.8.3" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 1 }