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18.4 keyword -- Testing for Python keywords

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

iskeyword(s)

Return true if s is a Python 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.

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Release 2.2.3, documentation updated on 30 May 2003.