Stefan Behnel wrote:
> Peter Otten, 09.11.2013 12:49:
>> There is no obvious meaning attached to _ -- so don't use it.
>
> Not quite true. Depending on the context, the obvious meanings of "_" in
> Python are either
>
> 1) "ignore me", e.g. in
>
> _, b = some_tuple
>
> or
>
> 2) "this is a non-public thing", as in
>
> class Xyz:
> _private = 1
>
This doesn't fit the bill provided we're discussing the name _ rather than
any underscore.
>
> 3) "I am the translation function", as commonly used in (HTML) templates:
>
> _("translation key here")
>
>
> None of the three meanings applies to the OP's example, AFAICT.
I can come up with one more, the last non-None result calculated in the
interactive interpreter,
>>> 2*2
4
>>> _
4
so we're back to three. All seem to be established conventions rather than
obvious choices.
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