koranthala wrote: > Hi, > I have some more questions about python code styling. > 1. Global Variables: In my code, I am using some global variables. > Now, when I ran PyLint, it raised convention errors mentioning that > they should be CAPITAL_ALPHABETS. Now, in PEP 8, I did not see that > mentioned. Please let me know whether that is the usual styling > mechanism which is used.
I adopted that convention, however I don't know if it is "official". I'd consider it good style though. > 2. I have many loops wherein I define a variable as just a counter. > for x in range(counter): > do_something() > Please note that I am not using x anywhere in the program. > Pylint again raises warnings saying that the variable should be > used. > Should I disregard it or use the default variable _ ? > for _ in range(counter): > do_something() > pylint does not raise errors for those. Are there any issues in > using _ ? Nope, using _ is perfectly fine for variables you don't care about. Another example is e.g. foo, bar, _ = ("a", "b", "c") Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list