On Nov 1, 2008, at 23:58 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Python uses "**" for exponentiation. > Sage syntax uses the much nicer "^". > Won't this lead to problems/confusion since Sage uses python code to > define functions but not to *invoke* those functions? Changing "^" to "**" would improve the consistency, not the inconsistency :-} I know what you mean, but I think we're wedded to the difference. It does admittedly cause some issues, but in the long run, I believe it is more consistent with the aims that the Sage developers have set for Sage. Justin -- Justin C. Walker, Curmudgeon at Large Institute for the Absorption of Federal Funds ----------- My wife 'n kids 'n dogs are gone, I can't get Jesus on the phone, But Ol' Milwaukee's Best is my best friend. ----------- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
