2 Programming Lang MIDTERMS

name

is a string of characters used to identify some entity in a program

camel

It is called _____ as words written as names often have embedded uppercase letters, making it look like a camel’s hump

Function

Use lowercase words. Separate words by underscores to improve readability.

This is called a snake case

• This is called a snake case.

• Ex. function, pyt_function

Variable

Use a lowercase single letter, word, or words. Separate words with underscores (_) to improve readability.

• Ex. z, var, pyt_variable
  

Class

Start each word with a capital letter. Do not separate words with underscores.

This is called a Pascal case*

• Ex. Model, PythonClass

Method

Use lowercase words. Separate words with underscores to improve readability (snake case).

• Ex. class_method, method

Constant

Use an uppercase single letter, word, or words. Separate words with underscores to improve readability

• Ex. CONSTANT, PYTH_CONSTANT,
  PYTHON_LONG_CONSTANT
  

Module

Use a short, lowercase word or words. Separate words with underscores to improve readability

• Ex: module.py, python_module.py
  

Package

Use a short, lowercase word or words. Do not separate words with underscores.

• Ex: package, pythonpackage

*Pascal case

_____ is a naming convention wherein each word starts with a capital letter