What is the naming convention for Python class references

Question

What is the naming convention for a variable referencing a class in Python?

class MyClass(object):
    pass

# which one is correct?
reference_to_class = MyClass
         


        

Answer 1

I treat it the same as an instance variable, which PEP8 defines as using lowercase_underscore_style. (lowercase, with words separated by underscores as necessary to improve readability.)

http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#id34