For those of us that works with complex numbers, having complex number as a natively supported data type is a big advantage. Non-native add-ons are not sufficient and lead to very awkward program code.
"Jürgen Exner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > #python supports complex numbers. > [...] > > So? > The world would come to a halt if all of a sudden nobody understands complex numbers anymore. :-) > > # Perl doesn't support complex numbers. But there are packages that > > supports it. > > The Math::Complex module is part of the standard installation already, no > need for any "packages" (whatever that might be). > Did you check "perldoc Math::Complex" > > NAME > Math::Complex - complex numbers and associated mathematical functions > [...] > > jue > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list