On Nov 1, 11:30 pm, "Justin C. Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Changing "^" to "**" would improve the consistency, not the
> inconsistency :-}
>
> I know what you mean, but I think we're wedded to the difference.
What about if Sage modified Python syntax slightly?
For example, what if Sage added pre-processing code to replace "^"
with "**" before feeding the Sage/Python code to the Python
interpreter?
This would mean that Sage coders could use "^" everywhere including in
Python code.
Then Sage could allow both "^" and "**" everywhere.
e.g.
def my_sage_square_function(x):
return x^2
One potential problem I can forsee with this is if someone really
wanted to do XOR in Sage/Python code. But even in that case they
could use alternatives.
Chris
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