# Pyro

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To enter the Pyro keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

- Press Channel until Pyro appears in the command line
- Type **F** + **8**
- Type **Pyro**
- Type the shortcut **Py**

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| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/tip_gray-639af3.png) | **Hint:**                                                                                           |
|                                            | To use the Pyro keyword, make sure you assign the Pyro ID type and a custom ID to a fixture first.  |

## Description

The Pyro keyword is an object keyword which is used to call fixtures of the ID type Pyro in the programmer.

The name of this keyword can change because it is a custom ID type. For more information see the [Custom ID Type Topic](/grandma3/2-4/patch_what_are_fixtures/).

## Syntax

Pyro \["Pyro\_Name" or Pyro\_Number]

## Example

- To select the the fixture that uses the pyro ID 8, type:

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| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-a59235.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Pyro 8  |