[Python] Are there conventions as to what to name parameters in Python that could be "format"...

I am currently developing a toolbox in Python, and some of my functions contain a parameter that allow to decide in which format/type to return a value.

e.g. (this is of course a dumb example as we could very well convert the types afterwards, but my real use-cases are more complex):

def foo(a, b, format="str"):
if format == "str":
return str(a + b)
elif format == "float":
return float(a + b)
else:
raise Exception("Invalid parameter format").


Editors such as PyCharm underline "format" or "type" as they shadow built-in names.

Are there any conventions as to how to replace these?

Continue reading...