Martin v. Löwis wrote:
That wouldn't be instead, but in addition - you need the variable name, anyway.
But the details of exactly how the name is constructed could be kept as an implementation detail.
Not sure whether there is actually a gain in readability - people not familiar with this would assume that it's a function call of some kind, which it would not be.
To me the benefit would be that the name you write as the argument would be *exactly* the identifier it represents. If you have to manually add a prefix, there's room for a bit of confusion, especially if the prefix itself ends with an underscore. E.g. if the identifier is "__init__" and the prefix is "PyID_", do you write "PyID__init__" (two underscores) or "PyID___init__" (three underscores?) And can you easily spot the difference in your editor? -- Greg