Re: classes and sub classes?

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> 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?

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classes and sub classes? Morten Guldager <morten.guldager@gmail.com> - 2013-04-09 07:50 +0200
  Re: classes and sub classes? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-04-09 07:08 +0000
    Re: classes and sub classes? Morten Guldager <morten.guldager@gmail.com> - 2013-04-09 09:38 +0200
    Re: classes and sub classes? Jason Friedman <jsf80238@gmail.com> - 2013-04-14 19:38 -0600
    Re: classes and sub classes? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-04-15 03:07 +0100
    Re: classes and sub classes? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-04-14 22:35 -0400
    Re: classes and sub classes? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-04-15 09:21 +0200
      Re: classes and sub classes? Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-04-15 12:22 +0000

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