cwitty wrote: > On Oct 13, 10:30 am, Jaap Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> In sloane_functions.py sequence can now be indexed by reals!? >> a(1.0) returns a value. Formerly an error was raised. > > In SloaneSequence.__call__() (which is shared among all sequences) the > first thing it does is "m = ZZ(n)", to coerce its argument to an > integer. As of 2.8.7, coercing reals->integer succeeds if the real is > exactly equal to an integer. a(1.1) will still fail. > > So: this is a feature, not a bug. (And I will be submitting a patch > to sloane_functions.py accordingly.) >
Sorry, but I don't know yet I consider that a feature! In the context of the OEIS is seems silly to allow index 20.0, but maybe there are arguments I do not understand. Deleting my examples seems the best way to go. Jaap --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
