Python Bitwise NOT Operator

Bitwise NOT Operator

Bitwise NOT Operator is used to perform NOT operation for the given operand at bit level.

Symbol

The symbol of bitwise NOT operator is ~.

Syntax

The syntax to do bitwise NOT operation for the operand x is

~ x

Example

The following is a simple example of how bitwise NOT operation is done for a number.

x = 5

# Bit level
  x =  00000101
~ x =  11111010
~ x = -00000110 (in signed form)
Therefore ~x = -6 (in signed form)

In this following program, we take an integer value in x, and perform bitwise NOT operation for the value in x.

x = 5
output = ~x
print(f'~{x} = {output}')

Output

~5 = -6

Summary

In this tutorial of Python Examples, we learned about Bitwise NOT Operator, and it’s usage with the help of examples.