Transform string "+" or "*" into arithmetic operators

Question

We can convert a string to a number:
int("5") => 5
Can we transform string "+" or "*" into arithmetic operators?(without eval())

Answer 1

You can do something like this:

from operator import add, mul

op = {'+': add, '*': mul}
print(op['+'](2, 3)) # 2+3=5
print(op['*'](2, 3)) # 2*3=6

https://code.sololearn.com/cBp52U0M2ysS/?ref=app

Answer 2

Yes we can try this:

x=chr(ord("+"))
print(x)

>>> +

And,

x=chr(ord("*"))
print(x)

>>> *

Answer 3

Tibor Santa, closest

Answer 4

You may find answer in https://javascript.info/operators

Answer 5

Not directly I don't think. You can use if

if symbol == "+":
print(a+b)

Or exec

exec("print(a" + symbol + "b)")

Answer 6

L3ARN3R, this is the same