Index[SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z] # (pound sign) 2nd $ (dollar sign) 2nd & (ampersand) &= (ampersand equal sign) * (asterisk) 2nd ** (double asterisk) 2nd 3rd + (plus sign) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th - (hyphen) - (minus sign) . (dot) 2nd . (period) 2nd / (slash) 2nd 3rd <, <= (less than) <>, != ("not equals" comparison operators) >, >= (greater than) @ ("at-sign") [] (brackets) 2nd 3rd \ (backslash) ^ (caret) 2nd 3rd __hash__( ) method __import__( ) built-in function __init__( ) method and tracking instances as constructor 2nd 3rd customizing classes with 2nd instantiation 2nd 3rd overriding return value setting instance attributes in __iter__( ) built-in method __new__( ) method 2nd __set__( ) special method 2nd `` (double single quotes) {} (braces) | (pipe symbol) 2nd 3rd |= (pipe equals) |