[Python-Dev] Changes to PEP 327: Decimal data type

Oren Tirosh oren-py-d at hishome.net
Wed Mar 17 09:48:56 EST 2004


On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 10:17:00AM -0300, Batista, Facundo wrote:
> Oren Tiroshwrote:
> 
> #- >     Decimal.fromFloat(floatNumber, positions)
> #- 
> #- +1 on the behavior. One nitpick about the method name: this 
> #- caseConvention 
> #- is not consistent with the Python Style Guide (PEP 8)
> 
> Which part?
> 
> What name do you suggest?

fromfloat or from_float

There are examples of both lowercase and lower_case_with_underscores in 
methods of Python builtins. The former seems more common.

   Oren



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