Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Are there any useful naming conventions for modules, classes and > functions? > > For instance, should I name functions as verbs and classes as nouns? > > eg > class Transformer(): > pass > > def transform(): > do_stuff > > What about the module name? transformations.py or transform.py? You probably want to read the PEP 8, "Style Guide for Python Code": http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0008.html
> What do people do with their own code? Do folks find that being > consistent helps them remember what is what, or do you name objects > whatever feels right at the time? Naming convention are mostly a matter of personal taste (unless you are working in a larger team, where there are some official conventions that must be followed). So I would say the 'feels right' is the most important factor. -- Benjamin Niemann Email: pink at odahoda dot de WWW: http://www.odahoda.de/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
