How to call predefined functions with different variable names?

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How would I do something like this?

guy = for
guy i in range():
    (placeholder)

I am pretty sure this is possible but don't know how to go about wording the question to find out the answer.

You can't do this. You can't use variables for the language syntax elements. — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Apr 28, 2021 at 21:41
No, it's not possible for is not a function, it is a statement. Very different. — Tim Roberts
– Tim Roberts, Commented Apr 28, 2021 at 21:41
You may want to learn lisp. Horrible practices like that are easy in lisp. — Tim Roberts
– Tim Roberts, Commented Apr 28, 2021 at 21:42
Please explain your use case for wanting to do this. What other values would you want for guy, and how is this useful to you? — Prune
– Prune, Commented Apr 28, 2021 at 21:45

Prune · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-28 21:44:33Z

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You cannot make an alias for a syntactic keyword; those words are hard-coded into the language definition. I suspect that you have an "X-Y problem" -- using the wrong specific technique on a more general problem.

answered Apr 28, 2021 at 21:44

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Dugbug · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-28 21:44:41Z

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Since for is not a function but is rather a keyword, (functions have a little parenthesis at the end, such as foo()). This is not possible with keywords, but is possible with functions.

answered Apr 28, 2021 at 21:44

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