What exactly does the 'this' keyword in programming do?

Answer 1

this keyword refers to current class/object.
btw. you tagged python, python has no "this" word, its equivalent is "self".

Answer 2

"this" refers to the current object you're manipulating.

Answer 3

@Jakub Stasiak "self" is only a convention, you can call it "this" if you want.

Answer 4

I think I get it now...thanks

Answer 5

@clement Yes it is, but you when we speak about keywords there is not such keyword in Python. That is why I pointed it out.