Question

Is there an existing naming convention for using abbreviations in Django classes (e.g. models, forms, etc)? Specifically I’m interested if there’s different rules between abbreviations/acronyms/initialisms?

So far I’ve only found examples of non-acronyms:

• XMLField
• HTTPRequest

What should a JSON field be called (since it’s an acronym)?

• JSONField, or
• JsonField

Answer 1

From PEP 8:

Use JSONField over JsonField.

Since CapWords are used for class names, this comment applies:

Note: When using abbreviations in CapWords, capitalize all the letters
of the abbreviation. Thus HTTPServerError is better than
HttpServerError.