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

Raymond Hettinger python at rcn.com
Fri Mar 19 01:35:14 EST 2004


> [Michael Chermside]
> > ...
> > I could also point out that in those cases where it ISN'T
> > possible to use one word, the alllowercaseformat is a real
> > pain to read, especially for non-native english speakers.

[Tim]
> But all_lower_case_format isn't, and some claim it's easier for
non-native
> readers to read than stuffRammedTogetherLikeThis.  I believe it, in
part
> because it's easier for this native reader to read:  WordRamming
doesn't
> exist in real-life English.  In SmallDoses such affectations can be
> helpful
> to draw attention, and that's fine for class names, or Wiki page
titles.
> ButOveruseOf snyAffectation isWearying.

For the most part, the varying styles haven't been a problem for me.
The big exception is Py_RETURN_TRUE; I *never* get this one right
without seeing a nearby lookalike or looking it up in Misc/NEWS :-(


Raymond




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