Naming Conventions, Where's the Convention Waldo?

[Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet]

* rantingrick, on 11.07.2010 09:26:
>
> Another source of asininity seems to be the naming conventions of the
> Python language proper! True/False start with an upper case and i
> applaud this. However str, list, tuple, int, float --need i go
> on...?-- start with lowercase.
>
> Q: Well what the hell is your problem Rick. Who cares right?
>
> WRONG, I tell you what my problem is. Now i cannot "wisely" use
> variables like...
>
> str="this is a string"
> list = [1,2,3]
> def make_random_objs(range=10)
> def show_message(str)
> int = 12
>
> If we would have adopted proper naming conventions from dios numero
> uno all this nonsense would be rectified! Str, Float, List, Range,
> etc, etc. You think Python 3000 was a hump to climb over just wait for
> Python 4000.
>
> Just thoughts.

Just do

   Str = str
   List = list
   Float = float

and so on in module "myBasicTypes", and import that.

:-)

Cheers & hth.,

- Alf

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