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Python as keyword: Here, we are going to learn about the as keyword with example.
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on April 14, 2019

Python as keyword

as is a keyword (case-sensitive) in python, it is used to create an alias of a modules, it is placed while importing a modules after module name.

Syntax of as keyword

    import module_name as alias_name

Example:

    Import statement:
    import math as m

    # function call
    m.factorial(5)

    Output:
    120

Python examples of as operator

Example 1: Find factorial of a number by importing math module

# python code to demonstrate an example 
# of math module 

# import statement
import math

# number
num = 5

# finding factorial
result = math.factorial(num)

# printing factorial
print("Factorial of ", num, " is = ", result)

Output

    Factorial of  5  is =  120

Example 2: Find factorial of a number by importing math module by creating alias of module (using as keyword)

# python code to demonstrate an example 
# of math module with "as" keyword example

# import statement with alias name
import math as m

# number
num = 5

# finding factorial
result = m.factorial(num)

# printing factorial
print("Factorial of ", num, " is = ", result)

Output

Factorial of  5  is =  120