Python Keywords
Keywords are
the reserved words and we cannot use a keyword as variable name, function name
or an Identifier. Almost 33 keywords are available in Python which is quite
lesser than other languages like Java, C++ etc.
Method
|
Description
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and
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A logical operator
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as
|
To create an alias
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assert
|
For debugging
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break
|
To break out of a loop
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class
|
To define a class
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continue
|
To continue to the next
iteration of a loop
|
def
|
To define a function
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del
|
To delete an object
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elif
|
Used in conditional
statements, same as else if
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else
|
Used in conditional
statements
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except
|
Used with exceptions,
what to do when an exception occurs
|
False
|
Boolean value, result of
comparison operations
|
finally
|
Used with exceptions, a
block of code that will be executed no matter if there is an exception or not
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for
|
To create a for loop
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from
|
To import specific parts
of a module
|
global
|
To declare a global
variable
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if
|
To make a conditional
statement
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import
|
To import a module
|
To check if a value is
present in a list, tuple, etc.
|
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To test if two variables
are equal
|
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lambda
|
To create an anonymous
function
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None
|
Represents a null value
|
nonlocal
|
To declare a non-local
variable
|
A logical operator
|
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or
|
A logical operator
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pass
|
A null statement, a
statement that will do nothing
|
raise
|
To raise an exception
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return
|
To exit a function and
return a value
|
True
|
Boolean value, result of
comparison operations
|
try
|
To make a try...except
statement
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while
|
To create a while loop
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with
|
Used to simplify
exception handling
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yield
|
To end a function,
returns a generator
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List of Key Words
There are some
basic rules that need to be followed with the keywords.No identifiers should have the same
name as any of the keywords.Names that begin with __ underscore
should not be used.
