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| Date | 2013-04-15 03:07 +0100 |
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| From | MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> |
| Subject | Re: classes and sub classes? |
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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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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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