Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> writes: > If you only use "continue_playing" in exactly one place, then it > doesn't deserve a name.
I disagree. If it's complex, then it may still deserve a name. > > Names are important! > > Too important to waste on every single-use expression. To waste on *every* single-use expression? Of course. No one was advocating that. The point is to bind a descriptive name to a *complex* expression, if doing so will clarify the semantic intent of that expression. If your functions are so long that you fear using a specific name will deter you from using it again *in the same scope*, then the name isn't descriptive and a better one should be chosen, or the function is too large and should be broken into smaller pieces. -- \ “The history of Western science confirms the aphorism that the | `\ great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of | _o__) knowledge.” —Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, 1914–2004 | Ben Finney -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
