Bit wise Left shift operator (<<)

Bitwise Left shift operator (<<)

>>> a=10

>>> print(a<<2)

40

>>> 

This operator shifts the bits of the number towards a left  specified number of positions. The symbol for this operator is <<, read this as double less-than operator.

If we write a<<n, the meaning is to shift the bits of a towards left n positions.

For example:

If a=10, calculate a value if we write a<<2?

Now we will see how this operator works:

Binary form of 10 is: a=10 à0000 1010

Shifting the value of a towards left 2 positions will make the left most 2 bits to be lost.

If a=10, binary value is 1010

a<<2 means binary value is 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 and its decimal number is 40

This operator shifts the bits of the number towards left  a specified number of positions.

Ex2:

a=11, a<<3

>>> a=11

>>> a<<3

88

>>>

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