Using "from" as an argument name [duplicate]

Question

Given the function header:

myfunction(from): #some code

I get a syntax error. Is this because "from" is a keyword in Python? If so are all keywords barred from being used as variable names?

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– TigerhawkT3, Commented Dec 27, 2015 at 12:53

bakkal · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-27 12:51:29Z

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It's a keyword so you can't use it as a name, try:

def my_function(from_): # some code

answered Dec 27, 2015 at 12:51

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Thanks for the confirmation. Is this a common convention in Python to use "keyword_" if you desire to use a keyword as a variable?

Since _from convention is used for private names, I use from_, or e.g. from_email to avoid the keyword conflict

See here for info about a trailing underscore.