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 "foo_bar" sometimes "foobar" > > and sometimes "fooBar". > > Personally, I prefer "fooBar". But I try not to use it in python > code... I try to always use "foo_bar" 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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