Comparison Operators in Python

Use comparison operators to compare two values.

These operators return either True or False.

They are:

  • ==: Equal
  • !=: Not equal
  • >: Greater than
  • <: Less than
  • >=: Greater than or equal to
  • <=: Less than or equal to

Let’s see a program that shows how each of them is used.

x = 5
y = 2

print('Equal:', x == y)
print('Not equal:', x != y)
print('Greater than:', x > y)
print('Less than:', x < y)
print('Greater than or equal to:', x >= y)
print('Less than or equal to:', x <= y)

The output is:

Equal: False

Not equal: True

Greater than: True

Less than: False

Greater than or equal to: True

Less than or equal to: False