pythonpep

Is there a PEP convention for "my class" in a class method?

For example, I have two class methods in a class, one calling other.

class MyClass(object):

    @classmethod
    def foo(insert_name_here):
        print "foo."

    @classmethod
    def bar(insert_name_here):
        insert_name_here.foo()

c is obviously too short. Funny words like kind, myclass, such come into my mind, but at the end of the day consistency is the winner.

Is there a PEP standard for this convention?

Solution

  • The convention is to call the class parameter cls.

    See PEP8:

    Function and method arguments

    Always use self for the first argument to instance methods.
    Always use cls for the first argument to class methods.