[New-bugs-announce] [issue29088] Inconsistent use of underscore in names that start with "is"

[Kodiologist]

New submission from Kodiologist:

Compare ``isinstance``, ``issubclass``, and ``islower`` to ``is_integer``, ``is_fifo``, and ``is_enabled``. In Python 3.6, of all the names in the standard library starting with ``is``, I count 69 names with the underscore and 91 without. It seems better to pick one way or the other and stick with it. I would recommend using the underscore, for legibility.

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messages: 284133
nosy: Kodiologist
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Inconsistent use of underscore in names that start with "is"
versions: Python 3.6

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