5<\/div>\n
You would have expected them to return the same thing, but they\u2019re not the same. One acts on the whole value, and one acts on each bit at once.<\/p>\n
Actually, \u2018and\u2019 sees the value on the left. If it has a True Boolean value, it returns whatever value is on the right.<\/p>\n
Otherwise, it returns False. So, here, 5 and 7 is the same as True and 7. Hence, it returns 7.<\/p>\n
However, 5&7 is the same as 101&111. This results in 101, which is binary for 5. Let\u2019s look at each of these operators bit by bit (pun intended).<\/p>\n
Let’s move ahead with next Python Bitwise Operator<\/p>\n
1. Python Bitwise AND (&) Operator<\/h3>\n
1 has a Boolean value of True, and 0 has that of False. Take a look at the following code.<\/p>\n
>>> True\/2<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n0.5<\/div>\n
>>> False*2<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n0<\/div>\n
This proves something. Now, the binary and (&) takes two values and performs an AND-ing on each pair of bits.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take an example.<\/p>\n
>>> 4 & 8<\/pre>\nBinary for 4 is 0100, and that for 8 is 1000. So when we AND the corresponding bits, it gives us 0000, which is binary for 0. Hence, the output.<\/p>\n
The following are the values when &-ing 0 and 1.<\/p>\n
Python Bitwise Operators – AND Operators<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n| 0 & 0<\/td>\n | 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 0 & 1<\/td>\n | 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 1 & 0<\/td>\n | 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 1 & 1<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n As you can see, an &-ing returns 1 only if both bits are 1.<\/p>\n You cannot, however, & strings.<\/p>\n >>> '$'&'%'<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Traceback (most recent call last):File “<pyshell#30>”, line 1, in <module>’$’&’%’<\/p>\n TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for &: ‘str’ and ‘str’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Since Boolean values True and False have equivalent integer values of 1 and 0, we can & them.<\/p>\n >>> False&True<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\nFalse<\/div>\n >>> True&True<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\nTrue<\/div>\n Let\u2019s try a few more combinations.<\/p>\n >>> 1&True<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n1<\/div>\n >>> 1.0&1.0<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Traceback (most recent call last):File “<pyshell#36>”, line 1, in <module>1.0&1.0<\/p>\n TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for &: ‘float’ and ‘float’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n You can also type your numbers directly in binary, as we discussed in section 6a in our Python Numbers tutorial.<\/p>\n >>> 0b110 & 0b101<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n4<\/div>\n Here, 110 is binary for 6, and 101 for 5. &-ing them, we get 100, which is binary for 4.<\/p>\n 2. Python Bitwise OR (|) Operators<\/h3>\nNow let’s discuss Python Bitwise OR (|) Operator<\/p>\n Compared to &, this one returns 1 even if one of the two corresponding bits from the two operands is 1.<\/p>\n Python Bitwise Operators – OR Operators<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n| 0|0<\/td>\n | 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| 0|1<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| 1|0<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| 1|1<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n>>> 6|1<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n7<\/div>\n This is the same as the following.<\/p>\n >>> 0b110|0b001<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n7<\/div>\n Let\u2019s see some more examples.<\/p>\n >>> True|False<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\nTrue<\/div>\n Let’s move to another Python Bitwise Operator<\/p>\n 3. Python Bitwise XOR (^) Operator<\/h3>\nXOR (eXclusive OR) returns 1 if one operand is 0 and another is 1. Otherwise, it returns 0. It is handy for quick swaps or checksums.<\/p>\n Python Bitwise Operators – XOR Operators<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n| 0^0<\/td>\n | 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| 0^1<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| 1^0<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| 1^1<\/td>\n | 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Let\u2019s take a few examples.<\/p>\n >>> 6^6<\/pre>\nHere, this is the same as 0b110^0b110. This results in 0b000, which is binary for 0.<\/p>\n >>> 6^0<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n6<\/div>\n This is equivalent to 0b110^0b000, which gives us 0b110. This is binary for 6.<\/p>\n >>> 6^3<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n5<\/div>\n Here, 0b110^0b011 gives us 0b101, which is binary for 5.<\/p>\n Now let’s discuss Bitwise 1’s Complement (~)<\/p>\n 4. Python Bitwise 1\u2019s Complement (~)<\/h3>\nThis one is a bit different from what we\u2019ve studied so far. This operator takes a number\u2019s binary, and returns its one\u2019s complement.<\/p>\n For this, it flips the bits until it reaches the first 0 from right. ~x is the same as -x-1.<\/p>\n >>> ~2<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n-3<\/div>\n >>> bin(2)<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n‘0b10’<\/div>\n >>> bin(-3)<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n‘-0b11’<\/div>\n To make it clear, we mention the binary values of both. Another example follows.<\/p>\n >>> ~45<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n-46<\/div>\n >>> bin(45)<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n‘0b101101’<\/div>\n >>> bin(-46)<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n‘-0b101110’<\/div>\n 5. Python Bitwise Left-Shift Operator (<<)<\/h3>\nFinally, we arrive at left-shift and right-shift operators. The left-shift operator shifts the bits of the number by the specified number of places.<\/p>\n This means it adds 0s to the empty least-significant places now. Let\u2019s begin with an unusual example.<\/p>\n >>> True<<2<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n4<\/div>\n Here, True has an equivalent integer value of 1. If we shift it by two places to the left, we get 100. This is binary for 4.<\/p>\n Now let\u2019s do it on integers.<\/p>\n >>> 2<<1<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n4<\/div>\n 10 shifted by one place to the left gives us 100, which is, again, 4.<\/p>\n >>> 3<<2<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n12<\/div>\n Now, 11 shifted to the left by two places gives us 1100, which is binary for 12.<\/p>\n Now let’s move to Next Python Bitwise Operator<\/p>\n 6. Python Bitwise Right-Shift Operator (>>)<\/h3>\nNow we\u2019ll see the same thing for right-shift. It shifts the bits to the right by the specified number of places.<\/p>\n This means that those many bits are lost now.<\/p>\n >>> 3>>1<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n1<\/div>\n 3 has a binary value of 11, which shifted one place to the right returns 1. But before closing on this tutorial, we\u2019ll take one last example.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s check what\u2019s the decimal value for 11111.<\/p>\n >>> int(0b11111)<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n31<\/div>\n Now, let\u2019s shift it three places to the right.<\/p>\n >>> 31>>3<\/pre>\nOutput<\/strong><\/p>\n3<\/div>\n As you can see, it gives us 3, whose binary is 11. Makes sense, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n This was all about the Python Bitwise Operators.<\/p>\n Python Interview Questions on Bitwise Operators<\/h3>\n1. What is the purpose of Python Bitwise Operator?<\/p>\n 2. Explain Python Bitwise Operator with an example?<\/p>\n 3. Are Python Bitwise Operators faster?<\/p>\n 4. What is Bitwise Not Operator?<\/p>\n 5. Where are Python Bitwise Operators used?<\/p>\n Conclusion<\/h3>\nAlthough bitwise work sounds tough, Python makes it simple. You can see each step with bin() to show the binary form. 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