Variables names don't need their type
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So often I see a variables inside of its name and it hurts me a little inside. Tell me I'm right or prove me wrong below.

Date: April 8, 2020

So often I see a variables type() inside of its name and it hurts me a little inside. Tell me I’m right or prove me wrong below.

Examples
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Pandas DataFrames are probably the worst offender that I see

[code]
  # bad
  sales_df = get_sales()

  # good
  sales = get_sales()

Sometimes vanilla structures too!

[code]
  # bad
  items_list = ['sneakers', 'pencils', 'paper', ]

  # good
  items = ['sneakers', 'pencils', 'paper', ]

Edge Cases?
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It’s so common when you need to get inside a data structure in a special way that itsn’t provided by the library…. I am not exactly sure of a good way around it.

[code]
  # bad ??
  sales = get_sales()
  sales_dict = sales.to_dict()

  # good
  🤷‍♀️

Containers are plural
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Always name your containers plural, so that naming while iterating is simple.

[code]
  prices = {}
  items = ['sneakers', 'pencils', 'paper', ]
  for item in items:
     prices[item] = get_price(item)

Before I start fights 🥊 in code review, am I inline here or just being pedantic?