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Python As A Calculator: Arithmetic Operators

Python can be used as a calculator to perform basic arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and exponentiation using operators like +, -, *, / and **. It supports two main numeric types - integers (int) for whole numbers and floating point numbers (float) for decimal numbers. When multiple arithmetic operators are combined, operations are evaluated based on precedence rules with exponents having the highest and addition/subtraction the lowest precedence. Syntax errors occur when invalid Python syntax is used while semantic errors happen when valid syntax produces invalid results.

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Python As A Calculator: Arithmetic Operators

Python can be used as a calculator to perform basic arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and exponentiation using operators like +, -, *, / and **. It supports two main numeric types - integers (int) for whole numbers and floating point numbers (float) for decimal numbers. When multiple arithmetic operators are combined, operations are evaluated based on precedence rules with exponents having the highest and addition/subtraction the lowest precedence. Syntax errors occur when invalid Python syntax is used while semantic errors happen when valid syntax produces invalid results.

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Python as a Calculator Chapter 2.2.


Expressions and
Arithmetic Operators Values: Arithmetic in
Python
Operator Operation Expression English description Result Chapter 2.3. What Is
a Type?
+ addition 11 + 56 11 plus 56 67 Chapter 2.6. How
- subtraction 23 - 52 23 minus 52 -29 Python Tells You
* multiplication 4 * 5 4 multiplied by 5 20 Something Went Wrong
Optional reading
** exponentiation 2 ** 5 2 to the power of 5 32
/ division 9 / 2 9 divided by 2 4.5
// integer division 9 // 2 9 divided by 2 4
% modulo (remainder) 9 % 2 9 mod 2 1

Types int and float

A type is a set of values and operations that can be performed on those values.

Two of Python's numeric types:

int: integer
For example: 3, 4, 894, 0, -3, -18

float: floating point number (an approximation to a real number)


For example: 5.6, 7.342, 53452.0, 0.0, -89.34, -9.5

Arithmetic Operator Precedence

When multiple operators are combined in a single expression, the operations are evaluated in order of precedence.

Operator Precedence
** highest
- (negation)

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*, /, //, %
+ (addition), - (subtraction) lowest

Syntax and Semantics

Syntax: the rules that describe valid combinations of Python symbols

Semantics: the meaning of a combination of Python symbols is the meaning of an instruction — what a particular combination of symbols does
when you execute it.

Errors

A syntax error occurs when we an instruction with invalid syntax is executed. For example:
>>> 3) + 2 * 4
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

A semantic error occurs when an instruction with invalid semantics is executed. For example:
>>> 89.4 / 0
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
89.4 / 0
ZeroDivisionError: float division by zero

Jennifer Campbell • Paul Gries


University of Toronto

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