what is the operator and used for in python code example

Example 1: operators in python

# Python Operators
Operator	Name			Example
+			Addition		x + y	
-			Subtraction		x - y	
*			Multiplication	x * y	
/			Division		x / y	
%			Modulus			x % y	
**			Exponentiation	x ** y	
//			Floor division	x // y

Example 2: python exponent operator

#python exponent operator
num = 2
new_num = num**2
#answer would be 4