According PEP8 function names convention:
Function names should be lowercase, with words separated by underscores as necessary to improve readability.
mixedCase is allowed only in contexts where that's already the prevailing style (e.g. threading.py), to retain backwards compatibility.
About variables:
Use the function naming rules: lowercase with words separated by underscores as necessary to improve readability.
Please, keep conventions for compatibility with projects that uses this great utlity.
According PEP8 function names convention:
About variables:
Please, keep conventions for compatibility with projects that uses this great utlity.