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Python import keyword: Here, we are going to learn about the import keyword with example.
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on April 15, 2019

Python import keyword

import is a keyword (case-sensitive) in python, it is used in import statement to import module in the program.

Syntax of import keyword

    import module_name

Example:

    import math
    # this statement will import
    # math module in the program

Python examples of import keyword

Example 1: import math module and call factorial function to calculate the factorial of a given number.

# python code to demonstrate an example 
# of import keyword 

# 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: import datetime module and call its functions to get the current day, month and year.

# python code to demonstrate an example 
# of import keyword 

# import statement
import datetime

# creating date object
dt = datetime.datetime.now()

# printing day, month and year
print("Current day  : ", dt.day)
print("Current month: ", dt.month)
print("Current year : ", dt.year)

Output

Current day  :  15
Current month:  4
Current year :  2019