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While other questions have tackled the broader category of sequences and modules, I ask this very specific question:
"What naming convention do you use for dictionaries and why?"
Some naming convention samples I have been considering:
# 'value' is the data type stored in the map, while 'key' is the type of key value_for_key={key1:value1, key2,value2} value_key={key1:value1, key2,value2} v_value_k_key={key1:value1, key2,value2} Don't bother answering the 'why' with "because my work tells me to", not very helpful. The reason driving the choice is more important. Are there any other good considerations for a dictionary naming convention aside from readability?
EDIT:
Chosen answer: value_key_map
Reason for chosen answer: Allows a code reviewer to quickly and easily figure out the key and value for a map, and the fact that it is a map without looking anywhere else.
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You declare a dictionary with a set of curly braces, {} . Inside the curly braces you have a key-value pair. Keys are separated from their associated values with colon, : .
Dictionaries are often also called maps, hashmaps, lookup tables, or associative arrays. They allow the efficient lookup, insertion, and deletion of any object associated with a given key.
Objects don't have names in Python, a name is an identifier that can be assigned to an object, and multiple names could be assigned to the same one. However, an object-oriented way to do what you want would be to subclass the built-in dict dictionary class and add a name property to it.
key_to_value, for example surname_to_salary may be useful when there are closely interrelated maps in code: a to b, b to a, c to b etc.
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