how to do to the power of in python code example

Example 1: power function python

# There are two ways of computing x^y in python:
>>> 3 ** 4
81
>>> pow(3,4)
81

Example 2: how to power in python

2 ** 3 == 8

Example 3: how to take a number to a power in python

#16 to the power of 2
answer = 16**2