Python Made Easy: A Beginner’s Guide to Coding, Data Structures, and Practical Applications

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M. GählerPython Made Easyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-2133-2_2

2. Naming

Marco Gähler¹  

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Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

 

Now it might be a little surprising to you that I start this book with the chapter on naming. You were probably expecting some code, but there is no denying that naming is one of the most important and difficult things in software development.

Every variable (p. 15), function (p. 57), or class (p. 67) has a name. This name is generally the only description of an object that you have when reading code. You read the name, and you are supposed to know what the object does. It’s just the same when I hear my name being called, and I know ...