Bitwise NOT operator in Python

Python Bitwise NOT operator is denoted by ~. It Returns one’s complement of the number. Bitwise operator normally working on bits(0’s and 1’s)

Bitwise NOT operator in Python

Simple example code inverts each bit from the binary representation of the integer x so that 0 becomes 1 and 1 becomes 0. This is semantically the same as calculating ~x == -x-1. For example, the bitwise NOT expression ~0 becomes -1, ~9 becomes -10, and ~32 becomes -33.

x = 0
print(~x)

x = 9
print(~x)

x = 32
print(~x)

Output:

Note: first the number is converted to binary and then processed.

Remember that the bitwise NOT operator operates on the binary representation of the number, and its behavior might be different depending on whether you’re using a signed or unsigned integer representation.

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Note: IDE: PyCharm 2021.3.3 (Community Edition)
Windows 10
Python 3.10.1
All Python Examples are in Python 3, so Maybe its different from python 2 or upgraded versions.

Bitwise NOT operator in Python