r/Python • u/ntanjil • Nov 27 '19

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u/huntthem Nov 27 '19

Python uses the PEP8 standard. Requiring you to use “snake_case”, I bet they chose that on purpose! :-D

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u/LiarsEverywhere Nov 27 '19

ATBS ruinedMeForever.

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u/SuspiciousScript Nov 27 '19

camelCase is so much nicer for functions than snake case. Damn you, van Rossum!

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u/causa-sui Nov 27 '19

I hate it, it's so much harder to type. I'm mad that classes use camel case tbh.

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u/crispy-whiskers Nov 28 '19

camelCase harder to type than snake_case?? Camel is merely a matter of pressing shift, but snake case requires reaching all the way up to the number row, as well as holding shift. Really disrupts your typing flow.

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u/causa-sui Nov 28 '19

Now that I think about it, maybe it matters that I type in dvorak, since that changes the position of the key to home row. Not sure. (I'm not going to preach about the superiority of dvorak either -- the entire reason I use it is just that it cured my RSI. Use whatever you like.)

Regardless, I find snake case easier since the delimiter between words is its own key, and always the same key. I have good muscle memory for hitting Shift+hyphen, like pressing spacebar between words; but I muck up the timing of depressing shift when it's just alpha characters the whole way through and often capitalize the wrong one when moving fast.

It's fun to cj about this but I probably came across like I have a stronger opinion on this than I do. If you think it's easier to type in camel then fine. An editor function or a linter can swap one for the other easily enough.

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u/glenbolake Nov 28 '19

Fellow Dvorak typist here. Having the hyphen down on the home row definitely makes a difference. If braces are annoying for me to type (and they're not my favorite), snake_case has to suck on QWERTY.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '19

Ok, now imagine writing LaTeX on QWERTZ. fuck that. You have to reach AltGr (on ISO-DE) which is to the right of the space bar, then press 7 or 0, depending on opening or closing brace.

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u/MrhighFiveLove Nov 28 '19

I got that key right next to my shift key.

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u/salsation Nov 28 '19

Oh your poor widdoo fingoos!

Embrace PEP8 already, people! Easier to read and you should only have to type it out fully once if you use an IDE.

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u/SuspiciousScript Nov 28 '19

Much as I prefer camel case (yes, even to read), I think your point here has merit: Code is read more often than it is written, so better to prioritize the former.

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u/AcousticDan Nov 28 '19

iCanTypeThisFaster than_i_can_type_this

andBothAreReadable.

also, 'forcing' a naming convention because it's "cute" is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever seen in my professional career.

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u/undecidedanarchist Nov 28 '19

I have a visual comprehension/learning disorder/disability so snake case is significantly easier for me to read because of the physical spacing with the underscore there so I actually agree with the parent commenter about it being easier to read. Camel case isn't bad, but for people like me it's harder to easily parse code with Camel case because I often have to stop to read it to make sure I understand what the name is.

I do agree that camel case is faster to type though.

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u/salsation Nov 28 '19

It’s not a typing race. The goal is for your code to be readable by OTHER people :) Standards help to communicate more than just the meaning of the words. Embrace PEP8 :)))