The coding style is usually part of an organization's internal policy/convention standards, but I think in general, the all_lower_case_underscore_separator style (also called snake_case) is …

I am new to Python as I want to expand skills that I learned using R. In R I tend to load a bunch of libraries, sometimes resulting in function name conflicts. What is best practice in Python. I h...

Apr 22, 2013 · This common Python coding style assumes the existence of valid keys or attributes and catches exceptions if the assumption proves false. This clean and fast style is …

Oct 6, 2009 · Per PEP 8, __version__ needs to be directly following the main docstring, with a blank line before and after. Also, it is best practice to define your charset immediately under …

Is this a bad practice? I have seen the alternative used: define a variable vFound and set it to true when the value is found and check vFound in the for statement condition. But is it necessary to …

What modules in the standard library did you read? Many are excellent examples of Python coding style. Which ones did you examine?

Mar 8, 2012 · Welcome to Google's Python Class -- this is a free class for people with a little bit of programming experience who want to learn Python. The class includes written materials, …

I wonder if while working with OPP/Classes/Instances in Python I should be always using getAttr()/setAttr() when reading-writing from-to a Class's attribute/variable. Or dealing with the …

Jan 29, 2011 · 5 It's just a principle about exposure APIs. Using python, It's a good idea to avoid exposure API in outer space (module or class), function is a good encapsulation place. It could …

As Steve Mcconnell and Bob Martin say (two pretty good references on coding best practices), a method should do one thing and only one thing. However many lines of code it takes to do that …