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make sure class names are readable

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ID: python-best-practices/ambiguous-class-name

Language: Python

Severity: Notice

Category: Best Practices

Description

In some fonts, some characters are indistinguishable from the numerals one and zero, such as, O looks like a zero. Use characters that are not ambiguous.

Non-Compliant Code Examples

class I:  # use i instead
    pass

Compliant Code Examples

class MyClass:
    pass

How to use this rule

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rulesets:
  - python-best-practices     # Rules to enforce Python best practices.

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