Python Operators: Bit-wise Operators

Bit-wise Operators:

• Bit-wise operators are used to converts the operands data in the form of  Binary format and performs the operations on the Binary data(1 and 0), here 1 means True,0 means False.

• Bit-wise operators act on operands as if they were string of binary digits. It operates bit by bit.

• Let x = 10 (0000 1010 in binary) and y = 4 (0000 0100 in binary)

Example1: Bit-wise AND( & )

x=10

y=4

print(bin(x))

print(bin(y))

print(x&y)

print(bin(x&y))

Output:

0b1010

0b100

0

0b0

Truth Tabel for AND

x=0

y=0

print(x&y)

x=0

y=1

print(x&y)

x=1

y=0

print(x&y)

x=1

y=1

print(x&y)

Output:

0

0

0

1

Example2: Bit-wise OR ( | )

x=10

y=4

print(bin(x))

print(bin(y))

print(x|y)

print(bin(x|y))

Output:

0b1010

0b100

14

0b1110

Truth Tabel for OR

x=0

y=0

print(x|y)

x=0

y=1

print(x|y)

x=1

y=0

print(x|y)

x=1

y=1

print(x|y)

Output:

0

1

1

1

Example3: Bit-wise NOT( ~ )

x=10

print(x)

print(bin(x))

print(~x)

Output:

10

0b1010

-11

-0b1011

Note:

 calculate the ~x value. 

Example4: Bit-wise XOR( ^ )

x=10

y=4

print(bin(x))

print(bin(y))

print(x^y)

print(bin(x^y))

Output:

0b1010

0b100

14

0b1110

Truth Tabel for XOR:

x=0

y=0

print(x^y)

x=0

y=1

print(x^y)

x=1

y=0

print(x^y)

x=1

y=1

print(x^y)

Output:

0

1

1

0

Example4: Bit-wise  Right-Shift ( >> )

x=10

print(x)

print(bin(x))

print(x>>2)

print(bin(x>>2))

Output:

10

0b1010

2

0b10

Explanation:

Example4: Bit-wise  Left-Shift ( << )

x=10

print(x)

print(bin(x))

print(x<<2)

print(bin(x<<2))

Output:

10

0b1010

40

0b101000

Explanation: