What does >> do in python?

Question

x = 5
print(x>>1)
The output is 2. I don't know why.Please let me know.
Thank you😃

Answer 1

RainStorm For simple operations like 5*4 using shift operator may be slow, but when the operands grow, it can still be faster. For example 2<<100 is already much faster than 2*2**100.

But actually I thought bitwise operators were absolutely faster than arithmetic operators, but it might be about Python that they always aren't.

Answer 2

Those bitwise operators are really slow. Don't recommend using them.

Answer 3

Seb TheS yeah, you are right.
https://code.sololearn.com/cd0MA87cJj9L/?ref=app

Answer 4

Shift right operation is equivalent to integer division by 2**nb_bits. You could achieve the same result using:
1- floor division: 5 // 2
2- Int(5/2)