Is there a naming convention for Django apps

Question

Is there a preferred naming convention for creating a Django app consisting of more than one word? For instance, which of the following is preferred?

1. my_django_app
2. my-django-app Update: Not allowed syntactically
3. mydjangoapp Recommended solution

While all of them may be options 1 and 3 are syntactically allowed, is there a preference? Looking at the way Django creates the table names by combining the app name and the model name with an underscore, I'm leaning against option #1.

Thoughts?

Answer 1

My votes for 1 and 3, but you can check several popular apps: http://www.django-cms.org/ http://geodjango.org/

Answer 2

App directory names must be a valid Python package name. This means that option 2 is completely inadmissible as a package name, although it can still be used for other purposes, such as documentation. In the end it comes down to personal style. If you prefer option 3 then use it.

Answer 3

All Django apps MUST be named after Jazz personalities of the 1930's

Answer 4

They must be valid package names. That rules out 2 ("import my-django-app" would be a syntax error). PEP 8 says:

Modules should have short, all-lowercase names. Underscores can be used in the module name if it improves readability. Python packages should also have short, all-lowercase names, although the use of underscores is discouraged.

So, 1 and 3 are both valid, but 3 would be the recommended approach.