On Jan 18, 2008 8:59 AM, Martin Albrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just came across: > > http://docs.python.org/ref/customization.html > > where it reads: > > """ > Called by the repr() built-in function and by string conversions (reverse > quotes) to compute the ``official'' string representation of an object. If at > all possible, this should look like a valid Python expression that could be > used to recreate an object with the same value (given an appropriate > environment). ______If this is not possible, a string of the form "<...some > useful description...>" should be returned____. > """ > > Thoughts about: > > sage: sage: P.<x,y,z> = PolynomialRing(QQ) > sage: P > <Multivariate Polynomial Ring in x, y, z over Rational Field> > > ?
-1 It looks very ugly. I don't like that convention in Python at all. And there are very very few structures in Sage that have a readable print representation that can be used to recreate the object. William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
