Code style¶
Use full names for data model concepts¶
DBnomics data model defines concepts such as provider, dataset, time series, dimension or observation. Do not abbreviate those terms.
Examples:
use
dataset_infoinstead ofds_infouse
dimensionsinstead ofdim_dictuse
current_observationinstead ofcurrent_obs
Handle the plural of time series¶
In English, a time series is invariable.
In order to distinguish a single series from a list of series:
name a single series
seriesname a list of series
series_list