The exponentiation operator ** raises the left operand to the power of the right operand.

result = 2 ** 3 
print(result)
            

Output:

8
            

This expression means:

2 × 2 × 2 = 8
            

A fractional exponent can be used to calculate roots:

square_root = 25 ** 0.5 
print(square_root)
            

Output:

5.0