Python naming convention for abbreviation

Question

I want to get a variable naming in a consistent way

I think cgi is an abbreviation,so it should be CGI

Should I change the set_camera_cgi to set_camera_CGI

But what if cgi_set_prefix to CGI_set_prefix,

Therefore the variable will start with a upcase, will it be more worse?

def set_camera_cgi(self, set_CGI_lst): try: cgi_set_prefix=''.join([ "http://", self.conn_cfg["ip"], self.cgi["set"]]) cgi_get_prefix=''.join([ "http://", self.conn_cfg["ip"], self.cgi["get"]])

nneonneo · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-27 04:02:35Z

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Name abbreviations using the usual lowercase convention (e.g. the cgi module, not the CGI module). Basically, name everything according to PEP 8 when reasonable (even abbreviations).

answered Feb 27, 2014 at 4:02

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newBike Over a year ago

But he suggested capitalize all the letters of the abbreviation , so I'm kind of confused stackoverflow.com/questions/2853531/…

nneonneo Over a year ago

Only When using abbreviations in CapWords. So, you would always write nasa_jpl in a function or variable name.

newBike Over a year ago

so even in module name(filename), I should use cgi_automation.py , not the CGI_automation.py , it's a more common convention , right ? Only use Class CGIAutomation in camel case, that is class name, right ?

nneonneo Over a year ago

Yep. You should use the lowercase for naming the files. And yep to the class name, too.

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