Shorthand adding/appending in Python

Question

I like that in PHP I can do the following

$myInteger++;
$myString += 'more text';

With Python I must do the following

myInteger = myInteger + 1
myString = myString + "more text"

Is there a better way to add or append to a variable in Python?

Answer 1

Python doesn't have the increment (++) and decrement (--) operators, but it does have the += operator (and -=, etc.) so you can do this:

myInteger += 1
myString += "more text"