Python Keywords

keywords which should not used as any identifier, they are already reserved for special purposes by python interpreter

Below are the list of keywords in python (they are case - sensitive)

List of Keywords

False      await      else       import     pass
None       break      except     in         raise
True       class      finally    is         return
and        continue   for        lambda     try
as         def        from       nonlocal   while
assert     del        global     not        with
async      elif       if         or         yield

IsKeyword Method

This function helps to check whether the given name is keyword or not

#IsKeyword Method
import keyword

#Check with keywords in python
print("'IS' a keyword in python? : {}".format(keyword.iskeyword("is")))
print("'IN' a keyword in python? : {}".format(keyword.iskeyword("in")))

#Check with Non-keywords in python
print("'Rathna' a keyword in python? : {}".format(keyword.iskeyword("Rathna")))
print("'Schools' a keyword in python? : {}".format(keyword.iskeyword("Schools")))

Kwlist Method

Kwlist method helps to return the list of keywords available in python

#kwlist Function
import keyword

#Check with keywords in python
print(keyword.kwlist)

Output

['False', 'None', 'True', 'and', 'as', 'assert', 'async', 'await', 'break', 'class', 'continue', 'def', 'del', 'elif', 'else', 'except', 'finally', 'for', 'from', 'global', 'if', 'import', 'in', 'is', 'lambda', 'nonlocal', 'not', 'or', 'pass', 'raise', 'return', 'try', 'while', 'with', 'yield']