keyword.iskeyword() - Python Tutorial

keyword.iskeyword()

The is keyword.iskeyword() command is used with the keyword module to check if a word is a keyword within the Python Programming Language. We must import the module for this command to work . If a word is a keyword we will get a boolean as True and if a word is not a keyword in Python then we will get a boolean False.

keyword.iskeyword() Syntax

keyword.iskeyword(‘word’)

Note that the word needs to be in a string format.

keyword.iskeyword() Example

#keyword.iskeyword() Example

#import keyword module
>>> import keyword

#check if a word is a keyword with a True return
>>> keyword.iskeyword('def')
True

#check if a word is a keyword with a False return
>>> keyword.iskeyword('dog')
False

#remove keyword module
>>> del keyword

 

 

keyword.iskeyword()