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Re: classes and sub classes?

From Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de>
Subject Re: classes and sub classes?
Date 2013-04-15 09:21 +0200
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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?

inventory_db

The rest should be clear from the context.

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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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