On 02/27/2015 10:36 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Dan Sommers wrote: > >> On Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:09:31 +1100, Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> >>> There's no harm in calling a local variable "id", if you don't use the >>> built-in id() inside that function. That's one of the reasons why >>> functions exist, so that the names you use inside a function are distinct >>> from those outside. >> >> And thank goodness for that! I've been writing Python code since 1997 >> and version 1.5.<something>,ยน and I still do a double take when emacs >> colors all my ids that faint blue that means "builtin." > > Although it is not helpful for people using screen-readers, and may be of > limited use to the colour-blind, I am in favour of colourising built-ins so > they stand out.
Sure, for the ones I use as built-ins. But I went through the color file for vim and took out the built-ins I use regularly as variables -- and 'id' was the first one to go. -- ~Ethan~
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