keyword — Testing for Python keywords — Python documentation

keyword — Testing for Python keywords

Source code: :source:`Lib/keyword.py`

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This module allows a Python program to determine if a string is a keyword or soft keyword.

keyword.iskeyword(s)

Return True if s is a Python keyword.

keyword.kwlist

Sequence containing all the keywords defined for the interpreter. If any keywords are defined to only be active when particular __future__ statements are in effect, these will be included as well.

keyword.issoftkeyword(s)

Return True if s is a Python soft keyword.

New in version 3.9.

keyword.softkwlist

Sequence containing all the soft keywords defined for the interpreter. If any soft keywords are defined to only be active when particular __future__ statements are in effect, these will be included as well.

New in version 3.9.