On Jan 4, 2009, at 2:47 PM, Roy Smith wrote:
I'm building a Python language wrapper to an network protocol which traditionally uses camelCase function names. I'm trying to make the new code pep-8 compliant, which means function names should be written this_way() instead of thisWay(). I've got a couple of choices open to me. I could convert all the protocol names to pep-8 style mechanically. This is not as much work as it seems; the lowest-level Python code is already machine generated from a tabular description of the protocol. It's about one more line of code to convert getLibraries() to get_libraries(). This will leave the result the cleanest from the Python point of view. It'll also make the Python binding look a little different from the C++, Java, Perl, etc, bindings.
+1 for PEP 8 compliance. Programmers unfamiliar with the existing protocol will appreciate its Pythonic feel instead of wondering why the names are all "wrong". Those familiar with the existing protocol will have to make a mental adjustment, but at least they'll be adjusting to a target (standard Python style) that they presumably know.
I figure either way, somebody's going to complain that I did it wrong :-)
I promise to be the first to complain no matter what you choose. ;) Good luck Philip -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
