[Python-Dev] PEP 8 updates/clarifications, function/method style

Wed Dec 14 16:12:20 CET 2005

Hello,
PEP 8 for function and method names:
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Function Names
 Function names should be lowercase, possibly with words separated by
 underscores to improve readability. mixedCase is allowed only in
 contexts where that's already the prevailing style (e.g. threading.py),
 to retain backwards compatibility.
Method Names and Instance Variables
 The story is largely the same as with functions: in general, use
 lowercase with words separated by underscores as necessary to improve
 readability.
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We need a clear style for function and method names
now std lib uses "foo_bar" sometimes "foobar"
and sometimes "fooBar".
The use of lowercase with underscores is the default so
the python std lib should use it in all modules.
-> Python 3000 std lib
Or should we switch to camelCase with lowercase first letter ?
As most other Languages prefer this (Java, C#, C++, ...)
bye by Wolfgang