Python Comparison Operators

Comparison Operators

Comparison operators are used to compare values.

They return either True or False according to the condition.

note

Comparison operators are also known as Relational operators.

Operator	Description	Example
>	Greater than: True if left operand is greater than the right	x > y
<	Less than: True if left operand is less than the right	x < y
==	Equal to: True if both operands are equal	x == y
!=	Not equal to: True if operands are not equal	x != y
>=	Greater than or equal to: True if left operand is greater than or equal to the right	x >= y
<=	Less than or equal to: True if left operand is less than or equal to the right	x <= y

Examples

Greater than (>)

a = 5
b = 10

print(a > b) # False
print(b > a) # True
print(a > a) # False
print(b > b) # False

Less than (<)

a = 5
b = 10

print(a < b) # True
print(b < a) # False
print(a < a) # False
print(b < b) # False

Equal to (==)

a = 5
b = 10

print(a == b) # False
print(b == a) # False
print(a == a) # True
print(b == b) # True

Not equal to (!=)

a = 5
b = 10

print(a != b) # True
print(b != a) # True
print(a != a) # False
print(b != b) # False

Greater than or equal to (>=)

a = 5
b = 10

print(a >= b) # False
print(b >= a) # True
print(a >= a) # True
print(b >= b) # True

Less than or equal to (<=)

a = 5
b = 10

print(a <= b) # True
print(b <= a) # False
print(a <= a) # True
print(b <= b) # True