[Tutor] Zipfile and File manipulation questions.

[Luke Paireepinart]

Chris Hengge wrote:
> I didn't come up with those variable names willy nilly...
I know :)
I just wanted to make it clear that your statement 'that's what comments 
are for' wasn't really a good way to look at it.
If you have to write a comment because your usage of variables, or 
something else you're doing,
contradicts what someone would logically think you're trying to 
accomplish, then it's bad.
If you're writing a comment to explain an algorithm or something you're 
doing, it's good.
> I chose them because they reflect their functionality.. Which to me, 
> is much more important then anything else... if I go back and look at 
> code months later.. I have an easier time remember names based on 
> functionality, and less of an easy time naming "because that word best 
> describes it"
That's perfectly fine... but also, if you're using a single variable for 
multiple things, you might get confused about what it is at a certain 
point...
and if you have to trace back up through your code and figure out where 
you modified the variable, it's less convenient.
You know what I mean?

I actually read kent's comment
"

Yes, that is what I meant. One minor quibble, I think I would keep aFile 
  as the name in the zip, since that is what it starts as, and use a new 
name for the external file name. Maybe you could use better names, for 
example zipPath and fileName. I think that would make the code a little 
clearer but it is a very minor point."

and I didn't read your code, and I think I misunderstood what Kent meant.
So you probably have no idea what I'm talking about.
Oh well, sorry!
>
> real world example...
> I drive to work, I own a car... While car is the actual object 
> description, when I go to tell someone what I'm attempting to do with 
> the car, 'drive' is much more clear then car.
Yeah, that makes sense, but I'm not really sure how it applies in this case.

-Luke