In Python, comparison operators are used to compare values and determine the between them. These operators return either True or False based on the made. The equal to operator (==) returns True if the values on both sides are equal, otherwise, it returns False. For example, if x = 5 and y = 5, then print(x == y) would output .
The not equal to operator (!=) will return True if the values are not equal, otherwise it returns False. For instance, with x = 5 and y = 10, the statement print(x != y) will result in . Similarly, the greater than operator (>) checks if the value on the left is greater than the value on the right. In a case where x = 10 and y = 5, print(x > y) will produce .
In addition, the greater than or equal to operator (>=) returns True if the left value is either greater than or to the right value. For example, if both x and y are set to 10, then print(x >= y) will yield . The less than operator (<) works conversely; it returns True if the left value is less than the right value. Thus, with x = 5 and y = 10, print(x < y) will output as well.
Finally, for the less than or equal to operator (<=), it returns True if the left value is less than or to the right value. For example, if x = 5 and y = 5, then print(x <= y) will also result in . These comparison operators are essential tools for making decisions in Python programming.