Change default python coding style

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In python i'm following camelCase Naming style. I checked my code with "pylint" and it gives error for not following lower_case_with_underscores style. Also i use netBeans IDE for coding. This IDE gives warning for not following lower_case_with_underscores style.

How to tell pylint and netBeans that i'm following camelCase naming style, not lower_case_with_underscores??

Thanks.

Note that while that's perfectly valid under some circumstances, it's usually best to use the most common coding style in the language/framework/... if you don't have a compelling reason to do otherwise, even if it's not your personal preference. — , Mar 07 '11 at 14:23

score 43 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 14 '16 at 08:42

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Use pylint --generate-rcfile > ~/.pylintrc to get a standard pylintrc.

Edit the file, go to the [BASIC] section, and change the following regexps:

function-rgx=_?_?[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]{1,30}$
method-rgx=_?_?[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]{1,30}$
attr-rgx=_?_?[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]{1,30}$
argument-rgx=_?[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]{1,30}$
variable-rgx=_?[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]{1,30}$
inlinevar-rgx=_?[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]{1,30}$

You may also want to change module-rgx while you are at it, and look around for other settings that you may want to customize to suite your style.

edited Jun 14 '16 at 08:42

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answered Mar 31 '11 at 09:15

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Can you share any documentation on how to do all this. – Ysh May 14 '18 at 14:59

Schneyer · Answer 2 · 2020-09-23T08:38:43.333

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Accepted answer is outdated. Now its much simpler:

Use pylint --generate-rcfile > ~/.pylintrc to get a standard pylintrc.

Edit the file, go to the [BASIC] section, and change the different ...-naming-styles to camelCase.

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answered May 23 '20 at 22:21

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 12 '15 at 07:54

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for netbeans 8.0.2 ...

Tools --> Options --> Editor --> Hints --> Python --> Naming Conventions --> Functions --> mixedCase

answered Oct 12 '15 at 07:54

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 28 '23 at 11:18

In VS-Code use this settings.json entry to have variable naming style and function naming style set to "camelCase",

    "pylint.args": [
      "--variable-naming-style=camelCase",
      "--function-naming-style=camelCase"
    ]

choose arguments as per your requirements, Pylint Documentation:

Change default python coding style

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