How do I combine lowerCamelCase with all-caps abbreviations? (with style)

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Let's assume OSCClient is a class and I want instances of a class to begin with a lower case letter:

oSCClient = OSCClient() # ew!

edit: I asked this question because of pep 8 which says: "When using abbreviations in CapWords, capitalize all the letters of the abbreviation. Thus HTTPServerError is better than HttpServerError."

Duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1176950/acronyms-in-camel-back — Christoffer Hammarström, Mar 05 '12 at 16:07
@ChristofferHammarström - No, the question you are referring to as a duplicate is concerning the use of abbreviations in (Java) class names, not instances. — Theodor, Mar 05 '12 at 17:01
Deleted tag, deleted comment, now "closed as not constructive"? Wow. Did I step on someones foot or something? — abw, Mar 06 '12 at 06:17
I deleted my answer because i answered when the question wasn't about Python, but then suddenly it's about Python and i'm getting downvoted. I deleted the tag, but realized it's better to delete my answer. — Christoffer Hammarström, Mar 07 '12 at 10:30

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 05 '12 at 17:21

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I'd use

oscClient = OSCClient() # yey

answered Mar 05 '12 at 17:21

Theodor

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Why didn't I come up with this? Now I feel dull. – abw Mar 05 '12 at 21:51

How do I combine lowerCamelCase with all-caps abbreviations? (with style)

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