One of the things I'd like to point out here is what we've been learning in new job during Induction Training...
That is, it's part of the coding standard and design standards to name variables sensibly. For instance, naming a variable "db" when it's really a "database" object is a no no. Instead you should be naming it "db". Another example, "db_id" vs. "database_id". So my point here is that you should not really/ideally be naming variables with such short un-meaningful names such as "as", "if", "id", "xs" or what not. Readability of your code becomes very important especially if you're working with many developers over time. 1. Use sensible meaningful names. 2. Don't use abbreviations. cheers James On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 8:43 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 01:28:56 -0800, "Warren DeLano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > declaimed the following in comp.lang.python: > >> In addition, note that my choice of a concise method identifier affects >> only my users. Python's introduction of a new keyword affects the >> entire Python world code base, so perhaps you should be directing your >> "choose better names" criticism in another direction? >> > Dropping in... > > If a "chosen name" mirrors a syntactic element -- whether reserved > or not -- I'd consider that name potentially ambiguous or conflicted. > > While "if" has been long a reserved word, I can as easily see > someone using "if" as a shorthand name for "interface". And if "if" were > not a reserved word, one might encounter code on the lines of > > if = if + 1 > > which is quite obnoxious to my eyes... or maybe > > if if.connected: > if.close() > > > Since > > import x as y > > has been a syntactic capability for some time, even if not reserved, I'd > have avoided using "as" as anything other than that usage... > -- > Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber KD6MOG > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HTTP://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/ > (Bestiaria Support Staff: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > HTTP://www.bestiaria.com/ > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- -- -- "Problems are solved by method" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
