name
has same name as its encolising class Name
544 """
545
546 fields = ("name", "ctx")
547 name: str 548 ctx: str
549
550 def can_assign(self) -> bool:
There is a class member with the same name (not considering the case difference) as its enclosing class.
This can cause confusion while reading the code later on keeping a track of what the field represents. It is strongly recommended to provide self-explanatory names so that someone who's reading the code doesn't have to spend time keeping a track of the variable/method names.
class Orange:
'''We mean, the fruit.'''
orange = "#FFA500"
# Other class implementations
def get_orange(self):
return abc
fruit = Orange()
render_to_frontend(fruit.orange) # Rendering a color, but one can get confused with the fruit
render_bg(fruit.get_orange) # Not clear that `get_orange` is returning a color
class Orange:
'''We mean, the fruit.'''
color = "#FFA500"
# Other class implementations
def get_color(self):
return abc
fruit = Orange()
render_to_frontend(fruit.color) # Evident that we are working with color
render_bg(fruit.get_color) # Evident that we are fetching the fruit's color