Berker Peksag added the comment: 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:

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async = 42 File "<stdin>", 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. ---------- nosy: +berker.peksag resolution: -> out of date stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker https://bugs.python.org/issue31390 _______________________________________