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I've been learning Python but I'm a little confused. Online instructors tell me to use the operator ** as opposed to ^ when I'm trying to raise to a certain number. Example:
print 8^3 Gives an output of 11. But what I'm look for (I'm told) is more akin to: print 8**3 which gives the correct answer of 512. But why?
Can someone explain this to me? Why is it that 8^3 does not equal 512 as it is the correct answer? In what instance would 11 (the result of 8^3)?
I did try to search SO but I'm only seeing information concerning getting a modulus when dividing.
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The ** operator in Python is used to raise the number on the left to the power of the exponent of the right. That is, in the expression 5 ** 3 , 5 is being raised to the 3rd power.
Python Power: ** Operator The Python ** operator is used to raise a number in Python to the power of an exponent. In other words, ** is the power operator in Python.
The Python math module provides functions that are useful in number theory as well as in representation theory, a related field. These functions allow you to calculate a range of important values, including the following: The factorials of a number. The greatest common divisor of two numbers.
Operator ^ is a bitwise operator, which does bitwise exclusive or.
The power operator is **, like 8**3 which equals to 512.
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