[Python-Dev] PEP 8 updates/clarifications, function/method style (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Wed Dec 14 21:07:57 CET 2005

On Wed, 2005-12-14 at 09:08 -0800, Michael Chermside wrote:

Wolfgang writes: > We need a clear style for function and method names > now std lib uses "foobar" sometimes "foobar" > and sometimes "fooBar".

Personally, I prefer "fooBar". But I try not to use it in python code... I try to always use "foobar" because that's what PEP 8 says. I believe recall the conversation that preceded putting that into PEP 8, and the impetus for that particular decision was input from non-native English speakers (particularly those not coming from a European alphabet) that it was far easier to read with underscore separation rather than capWords.

Correct, which is one reason I feel strongly that we should keep the current recommendation of lower_case_words.

-Barry

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