Coding standard: Prefixing variables to indicate datatype

[root at silmarill.org]

In article <c76ff6fc.0301161331.27350f1a at posting.google.com>, John Machin wrote:
> "Simon Burton" <simonb at webone.com.au> wrote in message news:<pan.2003.01.16.09.42.41.751206 at webone.com.au>...
> 1. What is the point of reusing variable names when the function could
> be a one-liner and still quite legible:

I have to disagree here.. the point is that 3 lines is 'still quite
compact' and win in legibility, however small, is more important.

> 
> def capit(s):
>    return "".join([x.capitalize() for x in s.split("_")])
> 
> 2. string.join()???? Are you still using Python 1.5???? Update now!!!!

I always use string.join because ''.join feels counter-intuitive,
because you're joining list. Sort of like saying 'bank maria went to'.

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 - Andrei