> -----Original Message----- > From: Python-Dev [mailto:python-dev- > bounces+kristjan=ccpgames....@python.org] On Behalf Of Chris Withers > Sent: 24. apríl 2014 07:18 > To: Python-Dev > Subject: [Python-Dev] pep8 reasoning > The biggest sticking point is naming, particularly as it's the one thing that > can't > necessarily be changed module by module. What were the compelling > reasons to go from mixedCase to underscore_separated? What's considered > the best approach for migrating from the former to the latter?
I doubt that it was the original motivation, but there have been evidence of late suggesting that snake-case is in fact _better_ than CamelCase. See for instance http://www.cs.kent.edu/~jmaletic/papers/ICPC2010-CamelCaseUnderScoreClouds.pdf Science! K _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
