Creating a Python keyword equal to another

Asked Jun 04 '20 at 20:05

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I am interested in wondering if I can create another keyword equal to another. I'm not sure if it is possible, but I have an idea: let's say I want to create a keyword in a different language equal to an existing Python keyword, like this:

new_keyword = if

Is that possible in Python?

edited Jun 04 '20 at 20:08

Mateen Ulhaq

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asked Jun 04 '20 at 20:05

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Possible at what level? You could patch the interpreter, but you can't do this *in Python itself* (err, unless you're using PyPy, I guess). What do you mean *"in a different language"*? – jonrsharpe Jun 04 '20 at 20:07
Not a *keyword*. You can mess around with most other things, though. – Mateen Ulhaq Jun 04 '20 at 20:08
See e.g. https://stackoverflow.com/q/214881/3001761 – jonrsharpe Jun 04 '20 at 20:08
You cannot bind a name to a statement. This looks like an [XY Problem](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/66377/what-is-the-xy-problem). What are you trying to solve? – Jan Christoph Terasa Jun 04 '20 at 20:08

Creating a Python keyword equal to another

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