In Python, bitwise operators allow the direct manipulation of individual bits (1s and 0s) within a bit string. The primary bitwise operators in Python include:

• Bitwise AND (&): Compares two bit strings and returns a new bit string with 1s only where both corresponding bits are 1.
• Bitwise OR (|): Compares two bit strings and returns a new bit string with 1s where at least one corresponding bit is 1.
• Bitwise Left Shift (<<): Shifts the bits of the first operand to the left by the number of positions specified by the second operand.
• Bitwise Right Shift (>>): Shifts the bits of the first operand to the right by the number of positions specified by the second operand.