Python Boolean Operators Tutorial

Python provides Boolean types that consist of True and False values. In order to process the boolean type and work with the True and False values the boolean operators are used. The boolean operators are different than the mathematical operators as the values are different. The boolean operators may also call logical operators. The boolean operators consist of and , or , not .

Boolean and Operator

One of the most popular boolean operators is the and operator. The and operator has used to two check two or more boolean variables if all of them are True or not. If at least one of them is not True the return value is False. Take a look at the following calculation table.

First Value	Second Value	Result
True	True	True
True	False	False
False	True	False
False	False	False

Boolean AND Operator

In the following examples, we calculate boolean values by using the and operator.

t = True
f = False

print(t and t)

print(t and f)

print(f and t)

print(f and f)

True
False
False
False

Boolean or Operator

The or operator is used to check if one of the provided boolean values is True. If at least one of the provided boolean values if True the result is True. If all of the provided boolean values are False the result is False.

First Value	Second Value	Result
True	True	True
True	False	True
False	True	True
False	False	False

Boolean OR Operator

t = True
f = False

print(t or t)

print(t or f)

print(f or t)

print(f or f)

True
True
True
False

Boolean not Operator

The boolean not operator is used to returning the reverse of the boolean value. If the boolean value is True and used with the not operator the result is False. If the boolean value is False and used with the not operator the result is True.

Value	Result
True	False
False	True

Boolean NOT Operator

t = True
f = False

print(not t)

print(not f)

False
True