Issue 31390: pydoc.Helper.keywords missing async and await (original) (raw)

Issue31390

Created on 2017-09-08 00:34 by rsw, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg301657 - (view)	Author: Robert Weiner (rsw)	Date: 2017-09-08 00:33
Shouldn't async and await be added to the pydoc keywords list?
msg305360 - (view)	Author: Berker Peksag (berker.peksag) *	Date: 2017-11-01 07:51
Thank you for your report. Prior to Python 3.7, async and await keywords have had special meanings and they weren't treated as normal keywords. They are now in Python 3.7: >>> async = 42 File "", line 1 async = 42 ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax And they are listed as keywords: $ ./python -m pydoc keywords Here is a list of the Python keywords. Enter any keyword to get more help. False class from or None continue global pass True def if raise and del import return as elif in try assert else is while async except lambda with await finally nonlocal yield break for not So I don't think we should modify pydoc to list them as keywords in Python 3.6.