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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T10:48:02+00:00 2026-05-23T10:48:02+00:00

It may not be a good idea to name a variable after a reserved

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It may not be a good idea to name a variable after a reserved word, but I am curious:

Is there any escape syntax in Python to allow you to use a reserved word as the name of a variable?

For example, in C# this can be done by prefixing the reserved word with @

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    2026-05-23T10:48:02+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 10:48 am

    It is not possible, however it is some kind of a tradition in Python to append a _ to get a new identifier:

    def drive(from_, to):
        pass
    
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