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How to do Python math at command line?


Python is an interpreter based language. When you invoke Python interprter, (>>>) Python prompt appears. Any Python statement can be entered in front of it. As soon as you press ENTER, the statement is executed.Hence a mathematical expression using operators defined in Python will be evaluated at command line.

>>> 2+4
6
>>> 6+9/3
9.0
>>> 100%3
1
>>> 56//5
11
>>> 2**5
32