PCPP1 Best Practices And Coding Conventions Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are valid conventions for naming in Python according to PEP 8?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Classes: PascalCase
Functions should use snake_case, and classes should use PascalCase.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Constants: camelCase
Why it's wrong here
Constants should be UPPER_CASE.
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Classes: PascalCase
Why this is correct
Correct convention for classes.
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Modules: PascalCase
Why it's wrong here
Modules should have short, lowercase names.
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Functions: camelCase
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect; should be snake_case.
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Variables: snake_case
Why this is correct
Correct convention for variables.
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