What does ** mean in Python?

Question

please give examples

Answer 1

Exponentation

2**2=4
3**2=9
4**2=16
......

Answer 2

** -> using the magic method __pow__
Let's say this is our code:
a = 5
B = 2
Typing a**B is the same as (a).__pow__(B)
The name for this sign is "exponential"

This topic is explained more in the object oriented programming lessons