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Fixed variable names; bug or feature?

Hi Quantopians;

I tried to shorten the variable names in functons initialize() and handle_data(). Example:

def initialize(ctx):  
        pass  

Unfortunately that caused the build to fail because method initialize(context) was not implemented.

Is this a bug or a feature?

2 responses

@Tjerk, it was an intentional choice to fix the parameter names, primarily to make it easier when pre-processing your code before running a backtest. But, if it proves frustrating we can certainly change it.

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It's not a big deal - at least not for me. It does feel a bit "strange" and non-pythonic though.