make sure variable names are readable

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Metadata

ID: python-best-practices/ambiguous-variable-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

I = 1  # use i instead

Compliant Code Examples

def i():
    pass

How to use this rule

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

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