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Robert Honz 6d7f4f1625 refactor(guidelines): ✨ Improve clarity in coding standards
* Enhanced wording for better understanding of blank line usage.
* Clarified instructions on updating docstrings during refactoring.
* Specified the use of line comments for complex logic explanations.
2025-07-02 09:56:57 +02:00

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Project general coding standards

Naming Conventions

  • Use snake_case for variable and function names.
  • Use CamelCase for class names.
  • Follow PEP 8 style guidelines.
  • Prefix private class members with underscore (_).
  • Use ALL_CAPS for constants.

Error Handling

  • Use try/except blocks for async operations.
  • Always log errors with contextual information.

Coding Guidelines

  • Use type annotations / hints for function and method parameters, return types and variables. Follow PEP 484.
  • Use the modern built-in generics from the typing module, such as list, dict, and set, instead of the older List, Dict, and Set from typing.
  • Use newest coding style which is supported by the used Python version.
  • Use more blank lines to achieve better code organization and readability.
  • Follow PEP 492 – Coroutines with async and await syntax
  • Follow PEP 498 – Literal String Interpolation
  • Follow PEP 572 – Assignment Expressions

Code Documentation

  • Always write doc strings for all modules, classes, functions, and methods using google docstring style.
  • Use typing in doc strings.
  • Use line comments to explain complex logic.
  • If refactoring code, ensure to update or add doc strings accordingly.
  • If refactoring code to not remove existing line comments, but to update them to reflect the new code logic.