Question

I have this weird problem as to how to name objects of a class.

For example, consider the class:

>>> class DoSomething:
         pass

What should I call the object of this class? do_something or what? Since I came out of the learning stage, I used to use x, y or z or whatever came to my mind. But now since I am learning to write proper code and not the language, I always face this problem. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Name it something representative of what it’s actually being used for. For instance:

class Cereal:
    def eat(self):
        print 'yum'

breakfast = Cereal()
breakfast.eat()

or

class User:
    def __init__(self, userid):
        # ...

admin_user = User(ADMIN_ID)