[Tutor] syntax error that i cant spot!

[Wayne Werner]

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Alan Gauld <alan.gauld at btinternet.com>wrote:

> "Corey Richardson" <kb1pkl at aim.com> wrote
>
>  On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.gauld at btinternet.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why avoidCamelCase? I actually prefer it to using_non_camel_case
>>>>
>>>
>>> Python appears to use camelCase more than not.
>>>
>>>
>> I tend to disagree with that. In the stdlib, as well as the builtins,
>> many, many methods are alllowercase, for example str.isdigit() or
>> socket.gethostname().
>>
>
> Which should, according to PEP8, be get_hostname()(*) and
> is_digit()...
>
> The stdlib is a mess of inconsistency. I assume that's why PEP8
> seems to get more attention these days - it's been around for ages.
> Some modules use CamelCase, some use underscores and
> some just use long lowercase names (the worst option! - well
> apart from all uppercase like COBOL...!)
>

Well, PEP8 does suggest that the preference is 1) lowercase names unless
readability suffers, such as in goallist or something that can be improved,
then 2) goal_list is preferred over goalList, unless 3) existing code uses
theOtherWay.

Personally I feel lowercase_with_underscores to be more readable than
lowercaseWithoutUnderscores, although since I took that (required) Java
class my junior year, I'm used to
typingIncrediblyLongNamesThatAreRidiculouslyVerboseTellingYouEverythingThatTheClassOrFunctionMayOrMayNotDo,
in that style of case. I am firmly convinced that Java is the reason IDEs
with really good auto complete were developed ;)

I try to code according to PEP8, and write all my functions/variables using
onlylowercase except when_i_cant_tell_what_that_word_is. And of course I try
to make my variables as short as possible, but no shorter :)

-lowercasefully,
wayne_werner


>
> (*)hostname could be host_name I guess but Unix tradition
> spells it as one word so I've followed that convention...
>
> Alan G
>
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