[Zope3-dev] RFC: Guide for maintaining software in the Zope repository

[Benji York]

Andreas Jung wrote:
> Can someone please point out the major differences concerning Python code
> between PEP 8 and the Zope 3 style guide?

The primary differences are in method, attribute, function, and variable 
names.  PEP 8 specifies lower_case_with_underscores.

Zope 3, more often than not (as noted by others, inconsistencies 
exists), follows these conventions:

http://wiki.zope.org/zope3/ZopePythonNamingConventions specifies 
CamelCase for "Public global variables" (not exactly sure what all that 
encompasses) and lower_case_with_underscores for local variables.  The 
same page prescribes mixedCase for module-level (non-factory) functions.

http://wiki.zope.org/zope3/ClassesAttributesMethods specifies mixedCase 
for attributes and methods.

BTW: http://wiki.zope.org/zope3/CodingStyle (like most of the Wiki) is a 
mess.  I may cut out some outdated chunks (including 5 year old 
comments) if no one objects.  Are there any guidelines for the wiki?  I 
looked but couldn't find any.
-- 
Benji York
Senior Software Engineer
Zope Corporation