On 15/04/2013 02:38, Jason Friedman wrote:
> NwInvDb = NetworkInventoryDatabase, yes you are correct, it creates
the database handle and makes it ready for use.
I am interested in opinions. I for one dislike abbreviations on the
theory that programs are read more than they are written. I would
probably use this variable name:
network_inventory_db_connection = ...
And yes, I'm aware that "db" is an abbreviation. I believe I am
following a few Zen principles:
Beautiful is better than ugly.
Explicit is better than implicit.
Readability counts.
Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules, Although practicality
beats purity.
What would others use?
"network" could be abbreviated to "net", "inventory" to "inv" (maybe OK
in this context; in another context it could an abbreviation for
"inverse"), and "connection" to "con" (maybe), giving "net_inv_db_con",
or "net_inv_db_connection".
The trick, of course, is to make it clear, but not annoyingly long.
Python itself has "def", "len", and "lstrip", not "define", "length"
and "left_strip".
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