Operations

Use an equals sign (=) to assign values.

For example, to assign the value 3 to a variable called x, you would use the following statement:

x = 3

You can also use the equals sign to assign string type data to a variable. For example, to assign the value a string value to the variable y, you would use the following statement:

y = "a string value"

The following table lists some commonly used comparison and numeric operations, and their descriptions.

Table 1. Common comparison and numeric operations
Operation	Description
`x < y`	Is `x` less than `y`?
`x > y`	Is `x` greater than `y`?
`x <= y`	Is `x` less than or equal to `y`?
`x >= y`	Is `x` greater than or equal to `y`?
`x == y`	Is `x` equal to `y`?
`x != y`	Is `x` not equal to `y`?
`x <> y`	Is `x` not equal to `y`?
`x + y`	Add `y` to `x`
`x - y`	Subtract `y` from `x`
`x * y`	Multiply `x` by `y`
`x / y`	Divide `x` by `y`
`x ** y`	Raise `x` to the `y` power