Is 'input' a keyword in Python?

Question

I'm new to Python. I'm writing some code in Sublime and it highlights the word 'input'

I use it as a variable name and it seems to work, so I wondered whether it may be a keyword in a newer version. (I'm currently using 2.7.5)

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20670732/is-input-a-keyword-in-python

Answer 1

No, input is not a keyword. Instead, it is a built-in function.

And yes, you can create a variable with the name input. But please don't. Doing so is a bad practice because it overshadows the built-in (makes it unusable in the current scope).

If you must use the name input, the convention is to place an underscore after it:

input_ = input()