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• Python uses the + operator for string concatenation. The language uses the * operator for duplicating a string a specified number of times.

• The @ infix operator is intended to be used by libraries such as NumPy for matrix multiplication.cite-ref-pep465-92-0[89]cite-ref-python3-5changelog-93-0[90]

• The syntax :=, called the "walrus operator", was introduced in Python 3.8. This operator assigns values to variables as part of a larger expression.cite-ref-python3-8changelog-94-0[91]

• In Python, == compares two objects by value. Python's is operator may be used to compare object identities (i.e., comparison by reference), and comparisons may be chained—for example, a <= b <= c.

• Python uses and, or, and not as Boolean operators.

• Python has a type of expression called a list comprehension, and a more general expression called a generator expression.cite-ref-autont-59-65-1[63]

• Anonymous functions are implemented using lambda expressions; however, there may be only one expression in each body.

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