Is PEP-8 a Code or More of a Guideline?

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Mon, 28 May 2007 14:12:33 -0700, Alex Martelli wrote:

> sjdevnull at yahoo.com <sjdevnull at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Historically, it's only Java and the Windows world (including non-
>> standard Windows-style C++) that use forcedCase significantly (C#
>> draws from both).
> 
> I remember meeting that style first in the X Window System (now commonly
> known as X11, but it was around for a few years before the 11 arrived),
> which is a little bit older than Windows and WAY older than Java.  I
> don't know if X was the first project to use that style consistently.

There was also Hypercard from Apple in (by memory) 1988. Although case was
not significant, handlers were usually written mouseDown, mouseUp,
openStack, openCard, etc.


-- 
Steven.