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Re: Python Worst Practices

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Date Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:51:49 -0800
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On 02/27/2015 10:36 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> Dan Sommers wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:09:31 +1100, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>
>>> There's no harm in calling a local variable "id", if you don't use the
>>> built-in id() inside that function. That's one of the reasons why
>>> functions exist, so that the names you use inside a function are distinct
>>> from those outside.
>>
>> And thank goodness for that!  I've been writing Python code since 1997
>> and version 1.5.<something>,¹ and I still do a double take when emacs
>> colors all my ids that faint blue that means "builtin."
> 
> Although it is not helpful for people using screen-readers, and may be of
> limited use to the colour-blind, I am in favour of colourising built-ins so
> they stand out.

Sure, for the ones I use as built-ins.  But I went through the color file for vim and took out the built-ins I use
regularly as variables -- and 'id' was the first one to go.

--
~Ethan~

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Re: Python Worst Practices Travis Griggs <travisgriggs@gmail.com> - 2015-02-27 13:21 -0800
  Re: Python Worst Practices Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-28 12:09 +1100
    Re: Python Worst Practices sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2015-02-27 17:32 -0800
      Re: Python Worst Practices Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 12:44 +1100
        Re: Python Worst Practices Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2015-03-03 09:51 +0100
          Re: Python Worst Practices Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-03-03 22:12 +1100
            Re: Python Worst Practices Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2015-03-03 23:46 +0100
              Re: Python Worst Practices Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-03-04 10:12 +1100
                Re: Python Worst Practices Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2015-03-04 21:27 +0100
    Re: Python Worst Practices Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2015-02-28 04:42 +0000
      Re: Python Worst Practices Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-28 17:36 +1100
        Re: Python Worst Practices Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2015-02-28 07:50 +0000
          Re: Python Worst Practices Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 19:55 +1100
        Re: Python Worst Practices Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-27 23:51 -0800
          Re: Python Worst Practices Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-02-28 10:50 +0200
      Re: Python Worst Practices Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 01:48 -0700
      Re: Python Worst Practices Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 19:58 +1100
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      Re: Python Worst Practices Cousin Stanley <cousinstanley@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 09:03 -0700
        Re: Python Worst Practices Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 08:16 -0800
        Re: Python Worst Practices MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-02-28 17:56 +0000
        Re: Python Worst Practices Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-28 10:13 -0800
        Re: Python Worst Practices Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-02-28 12:30 -0600
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