Reserved words in Python

The reserved words in Python are the special and predefined words in the programming language, and the reserved word cannot be used as an identifier, a function, and a variable name. All reserved words in python are written in lowercase except True and False. There are 33 keywords in Python 3.

reserved words may be changed in different versions of Python. Some extensions may be added or others may be removed. You can always get the list of keywords in your current version by typing the following at the prompt.

>>> help("keywords")


Here is a list of the Python keywords. Enter any keyword to get more help.

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

• and:  Boolean operator


• as:  To create an alias:


• assert:  For correction:


• break :  To exit the loop 


• class:  To specify a class


• continue:  To continue to the next iteration of the loop


• def :  Define the :function 


• del:  To delete an object :


• elif:  Used in conditional statements


• else:  It is used in conditional sentences


• except:  Used with exceptions, what to do when an exception occurs


• False:  Boolean result of comparison operations


• finally:  Used with exceptions, a block of code that will be executed regardless of whether or not there is an exception


• for:  To create a loop:


• from:  To import specific parts of a module


• global:  To declare a global variable:


• if:  To make a conditional statement


• import:  To import a module


• in:  To check if a value is in a list, tuple, etc 


• is:  To test if two variables are equal


• lambda:  To create an anonymous function


• None:  Represents an empty value


• nonlocal:  To declare a nonlocal variable


• not:  Boolean operator


• or:  Boolean operator


• pass:  An empty statement, a statement that will do nothing


• raise:  Exception


• return:  Exits a function and returns a value


• True:  Boolean result of comparison operations


• try:   To make an attempt


• while:  To create a conditional loop


• with:  Used to simplify exception handling


• yield :  To terminate a function