{"id":181,"date":"2020-10-04T03:26:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T03:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/?page_id=181"},"modified":"2025-03-26T07:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:21:50","slug":"python-comparison-operators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/python-basics\/python-comparison-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"Python Comparison Operators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you&#8217;ll learn about Python comparison operators and how to use them to compare two values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='introduction-to-python-comparison-operators'>Introduction to Python comparison operators <a href=\"#introduction-to-python-comparison-operators\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"introduction-to-python-comparison-operators\" title=\"Anchor for Introduction to Python comparison operators\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In programming, you often want to compare a value with another value. To do that, you use comparison operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Python has six comparison operators, which are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Less than ( <code>&lt;<\/code> )<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Less than or equal to (<code>&lt;=<\/code>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greater than (<code>&gt;<\/code>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greater than or equal to (<code>&gt;=<\/code>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equal to ( <code>==<\/code> )<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not equal to ( <code>!=<\/code> )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These comparison operators compare two values and return a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/python-basics\/python-boolean\/\">boolean<\/a> value, either <code>True<\/code> or <code>False<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use these comparison operators to compare both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/python-basics\/python-numbers\/\">numbers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/python-basics\/python-string\/\">strings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='less-than-operator'>Less than operator (&lt;) <a href=\"#less-than-operator\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"less-than-operator\" title=\"Anchor for Less than operator (&lt;)\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Less Than operator (&lt;) compares two values and returns <code>True<\/code> if the value on the left is less than the value on the right. Otherwise, it returns <code>False<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">left_value  &lt; right_value<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the Less Than (<code>&lt;<\/code>) operator to compare two numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">x = <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>\ny = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span>\n\nresult = x &lt; y\nprint(result)\n\nresult = x &gt; y\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=eCA9IDEwCnkgPSAyMAoKcmVzdWx0ID0geCA8IHkKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQoKcmVzdWx0ID0geCA%2BIHkKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s quite obvious when you use the less-than operator with the numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the less than operator (<code>&lt;<\/code>) to compare two strings:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">result = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span> &lt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'orange'<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'banana'<\/span> &lt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span>\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=cmVzdWx0ID0gJ2FwcGxlJyA8ICdvcmFuZ2UnCnByaW50KHJlc3VsdCkKCnJlc3VsdCA9ICdiYW5hbmEnIDwgJ2FwcGxlJwpwcmludChyZXN1bHQp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The expression <code>'apple' &lt; 'orange'<\/code> returns <code>True<\/code> because the letter <code>a<\/code> in <code>apple<\/code> is before the letter <code>o<\/code> in <code>orange<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, the <code>'banana' &lt; 'apple'<\/code> returns <code>False<\/code> because the letter <code>'b'<\/code> is after the letter <code>'a'<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example shows how to use the less-than operator with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/python-basics\/python-variables\/\">variables<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">x = <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>\ny = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span>\n\nresult = x &lt; y\nprint(result)\n\nresult = y &lt; x\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=eCA9IDEwCnkgPSAyMAoKcmVzdWx0ID0geCA8IHkKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQoKcmVzdWx0ID0geSA8IHgKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='less-than-or-equal-to-operator'>Less than or equal to operator (&lt;=) <a href=\"#less-than-or-equal-to-operator\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"less-than-or-equal-to-operator\" title=\"Anchor for Less than or equal to operator (&lt;=)\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The less than or equal to operator compares two values and returns <code>True<\/code> if the left value is less than or equal to the right value. Otherwise, it returns <code>False<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">left_value &lt;= right_value<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The following example shows how to use the less than or equal to operator to compare two numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">result = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span> &lt;= <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span> &lt;= <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-number\">30<\/span> &lt;= <span class=\"hljs-number\">30<\/span>\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=cmVzdWx0ID0gMjAgPD0gMjAKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQoKcmVzdWx0ID0gMTAgPD0gMjAKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQoKcmVzdWx0ID0gMzAgPD0gMzAKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>This example shows how to use the less than or equal to operator to compare the values of two variables:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">x = <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>\ny = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span>\n\nresult = x &lt;= y\nprint(result)\n\nresult = y &lt;= x\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=eCA9IDEwCnkgPSAyMAoKcmVzdWx0ID0geCA8PSB5CnByaW50KHJlc3VsdCkKCnJlc3VsdCA9IHkgPD0geApwcmludChyZXN1bHQp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-12\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-12\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='greater-than-operator'>Greater than operator (&gt;) <a href=\"#greater-than-operator\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"greater-than-operator\" title=\"Anchor for Greater than operator (&gt;)\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The greater than the operator (<code>&gt;<\/code>) compares two values and returns <code>True<\/code> if the left value is greater than the right value. Otherwise, it returns <code>False<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-13\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">left_value &gt; right_value<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-13\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>This example uses the greater than operator (<code>&gt;<\/code>) to compare two numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-14\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">result = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span>\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-14\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=cmVzdWx0ID0gMjAgPiAxMApwcmludChyZXN1bHQpCgpyZXN1bHQgPSAyMCA%2BIDIwCnByaW50KHJlc3VsdCkKCnJlc3VsdCA9IDEwID4gMjAKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-15\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-15\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the greater than operator (<code>&gt;<\/code>) to compare two strings:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-16\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">result = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'orange'<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'orange'<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span>\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-16\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=cmVzdWx0ID0gJ2FwcGxlJyA%2BICdvcmFuZ2UnCnByaW50KHJlc3VsdCkKCnJlc3VsdCA9ICdvcmFuZ2UnID4gJ2FwcGxlJwpwcmludChyZXN1bHQp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-17\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-17\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='greater-than-or-equal-to-operator'>Greater Than or Equal To operator (&gt;=) <a href=\"#greater-than-or-equal-to-operator\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"greater-than-or-equal-to-operator\" title=\"Anchor for Greater Than or Equal To operator (&lt;code&gt;&gt;=&lt;\/code&gt;)\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The greater than or equal to operator (<code>&gt;=<\/code>) compares two values and returns <code>True<\/code> if the left value is greater than or equal to the right value. Otherwise, it returns <code>False<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-18\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">left_value &gt;= right_value<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-18\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the greater than or equal to an operator to compare two numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-19\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">result = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span> &gt;= <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span> &gt;= <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span> &gt;= <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span>\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-19\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=cmVzdWx0ID0gMjAgPj0gMTAKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQoKcmVzdWx0ID0gMjAgPj0gMjAKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQoKcmVzdWx0ID0gMTAgPj0gMjAKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-20\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-20\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the greater than or equal to operator to compare two strings:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-21\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">result = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span> &gt;= <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span> &gt;= <span class=\"hljs-string\">'orange'<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'orange'<\/span> &gt;= <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span>\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-21\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=cmVzdWx0ID0gJ2FwcGxlJyA%2BPSAnYXBwbGUnCnByaW50KHJlc3VsdCkKCnJlc3VsdCA9ICdhcHBsZScgPj0gJ29yYW5nZScKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQoKcmVzdWx0ID0gJ29yYW5nZScgPj0gJ2FwcGxlJwpwcmludChyZXN1bHQp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-22\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-22\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='equal-to-operator'>Equal To operator (==) <a href=\"#equal-to-operator\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"equal-to-operator\" title=\"Anchor for Equal To operator (==)\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The equal to operator (<code>==<\/code>) compares two values and returns <code>True<\/code> if the left value is equal to the right value. Otherwise, it returns <code>False<\/code> :<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-23\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">left_value == right_value<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-23\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the equal to operator (<code>==<\/code>) to compare two numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-24\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">result = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span> == <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span> == <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span>\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-24\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=cmVzdWx0ID0gMjAgPT0gMTAKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQoKcmVzdWx0ID0gMjAgPT0gMjAKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-25\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-25\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>And the following example uses the equal to operator (<code>==<\/code>) to compare two strings:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-26\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">result = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span> == <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span> == <span class=\"hljs-string\">'orange'<\/span>\nprint(result)\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-26\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=cmVzdWx0ID0gJ2FwcGxlJyA9PSAnYXBwbGUnCnByaW50KHJlc3VsdCkKCnJlc3VsdCA9ICdhcHBsZScgPT0gJ29yYW5nZScKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-27\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-27\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='not-equal-to-operator'>Not Equal To operator (!=) <a href=\"#not-equal-to-operator\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"not-equal-to-operator\" title=\"Anchor for Not Equal To operator (!=)\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The not equal to operator (<code>!=<\/code>) compares two values and returns <code>True<\/code> if the left value isn&#8217;t equal to the right value. Otherwise, it returns <code>False<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-28\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">left_value != right_value<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-28\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>For example, the following uses the not equal to operator to compare two numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-29\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">result = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span> != <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span> != <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-29\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=cmVzdWx0ID0gMjAgIT0gMjAKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQoKcmVzdWx0ID0gMjAgIT0gMTAKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-30\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-30\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the not equal to operator to compare two strings:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-31\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\">result = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span> != <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span>\nprint(result)\n\nresult = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'apple'<\/span> != <span class=\"hljs-string\">'orange'<\/span>\nprint(result)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-31\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/playground\/?q=cmVzdWx0ID0gJ2FwcGxlJyAhPSAnYXBwbGUnCnByaW50KHJlc3VsdCkKCnJlc3VsdCA9ICdhcHBsZScgIT0gJ29yYW5nZScKcHJpbnQocmVzdWx0KQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-32\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">False<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">True<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-32\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span 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