What does the Python operator ilshift (<<=)?

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What does the Python operator ilshift (<<=) and where can I find infos about it?

https://docs.python.org/2/library/operator.html#operator.ilshift

http://www.pythonlake.com/python/operators/operatorilshift

Found no info about what it does in the documentation.

Not clear what your question is... It's in the "in place left shift" operator. What exactly is your question? — Travis Griggs, Oct 17 '16 at 21:52
*"where can I find infos about this?"* - in the documentation you've linked to in the question you just wrote? — jonrsharpe, Oct 17 '16 at 21:53

score -1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

It is an BitwiseOperators (Bitwise Right Shift): https://wiki.python.org/moin/BitwiseOperators

All of these operators share something in common -- they are "bitwise" operators. That is, they operate on numbers (normally), but instead of treating that number as if it were a single value, they treat it as if it were a string of bits, written in twos-complement binary.

More infos:

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/bitwise_operators_example.htm

What does a bitwise shift (left or right) do and what is it used for?

What does the Python operator ilshift (<<=)?

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