[Python-Dev] PEP 8 and constants (original) (raw)
Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Wed Jan 21 19:48:59 CET 2009
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On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Aahz <aahz at pythoncraft.com> wrote:
In comp.lang.python, there has been some discussion of the fact that there are no guidelines in PEP 8 for constants:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browsethread/thread/ed964fe8ad6da7b7 Is there any sentiment that PEP 8 should be updated to reflect the common usage of ALLCAPS for constants?
It makes sense to codify this usage in PEP 8. I think it's by far the most common convention adopted by projects that set their own style guide based on PEP 8 with local additions.
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