Power in Python | Python pow()

Python has various arithmetic operators that take numerical values as input and returns a single numerical value. The arithmetic operators used in Python or any programming language are:

Operator	Use for	Example
+	Addition	x+y
–	Subtraction	x-y
*	Multiplication	x*y
/	Division	x/y
%	Modulus	x%y
**	Exponentiation	x**y
//	Floor division	x//y

Power (Exponent) in Python

In any programming language including Python, we use ** for Power or exponent. For example, 2**4 means 2 raised to power 4. This is also equivalent to (2*2*2*2). Let’s see this:

x = 3**2
y = 3*-2
print(x)
print(y)

Python pow() function for Power

In Python, we have a special function known as pow() for calculating the power or exponent. You can also use this in place of a double asterisk.

The pow() function returns the value of x to the power of y (x^y). Syntax pow(x, y)

If a third parameter is present, it returns x to the power of y, modulus z. Syntax pow(x, y, z)

x = pow(4, 3)
print(x)

x = pow(4, 3, 5)

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