On 2010-08-17, AK <andrei....@gmail.com> wrote: > After all, I think it's a matter of balance between > readability, expressiveness and succinctness. If I split a > function in two, that still means that understanding the > functionality of the code will require scrolling around and > looking at the second function. I guess what I'm trying to say > that we shouldn't just care about readability of lines but also > readability of functions and blocks of functionality (that may > include several functions that accomplish a single "task".)
When considering creating variables and functions, I try to use the same rule of thumb: If I can come up with a good name for it relatively quickly, then it probably deserves to exist. If all I can think of is 'func' or 'x', then it's an artifact that I hope to avoid. Splitting a function in two need not obscure the meaning, and may even improve it, *if* the names of the new functions are good. -- Neil Cerutti -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
