In Python, some words have a predefined meaning.

These words are called Reserved Words or Keywords.

Python uses these keywords for specific programming tasks, so they cannot be used as identifiers.

You cannot use reserved words as:

• Variable names
• Function names
• Class names
• Module names
• Other identifiers

Python 3.14 contains 35 reserved words (keywords).

Python also provides four soft keywords:

• match
• case
• _
• type

Soft keywords behave like keywords only in specific situations and are not included in the reserved keyword list.

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

True and False represent Boolean values.

True
False

None represents the absence of a value.

None

The keywords and, or, not, and is are used in logical expressions.

False
True
False

The keywords if, elif, and else are used for decision making.

Eligible

The keywords for, while, break, continue, return, in, and yield are used in loops and iteration.

0
1
2
3
4

Python provides keywords to handle runtime errors.

Cannot divide by zero

The keywords import, from, and as are used to import modules.

4.0

The keywords async and await are used for asynchronous programming.

Hello

The keywords class, def, pass, and lambda are used in object-oriented programming and function definitions.

Function created successfully.

The keywords global and nonlocal control variable scope.

20

The del keyword is used to delete variables or objects.

Variable deleted.

The with keyword is used for resource management, such as working with files.

Contents of the file are displayed.

• All reserved words contain only alphabet characters.
• True, False, and None begin with capital letters.
• All other reserved words are written in lowercase.
• async and await were introduced in Python 3.5.
• match, case, _, and type are soft keywords.

Python provides the keyword module to display all reserved words.

Displays the complete list of Python reserved words.

Reserved words cannot be used as identifiers.

SyntaxError

• Python 3.14 contains 35 reserved words.
• Reserved words have predefined meanings.
• They cannot be used as variable names or other identifiers.
• True, False, and None start with capital letters.
• Most other keywords are written in lowercase.
• The keyword module displays the list of reserved words.

Category	Examples
Boolean Values	True, False
Special Value	None
Logical Operators	and, or, not, is
Conditional Statements	if, elif, else
Loops	for, while, break, continue
Exception Handling	try, except, finally, raise
Import	import, from, as
OOP & Functions	class, def, lambda, pass
Variable Scope	global, nonlocal
Others	del, with, async, await