diff --git a/contrib/check-code.py b/contrib/check-code.py
--- a/contrib/check-code.py
+++ b/contrib/check-code.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
     (r'(\S[ \t]+|^[ \t]+)\n', "trailing whitespace"),
 #    (r'^\s+[^_ \n][^_. \n]+_[^_\n]+\s*=',
 #     "don't use underbars in identifiers"),
-    (r'^\s+(self\.)?[A-za-z][a-z0-9]+[A-Z]\w* = ',
+    (r'^\s+(self\.)?[A-Za-z][a-z0-9]+[A-Z]\w* = ',
      "don't use camelcase in identifiers"),
     (r'^\s*(if|while|def|class|except|try)\s[^[\n]*:\s*[^\\n]#\s]+',
      "linebreak after :"),