On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 7:40 PM, Nick Alexander <ncalexan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I'm all for a special mode, but to do this by default would be backwards >> incompatible and yet another incompatibility from Python. > > I'm -1 for a special mode, but I am +1 for keeping the default to be like > Python. Out of curiosity, does anyone use the special mode that transforms > "a b" -> "a*b"?
I do. If you're typing in a bunch of formulas and working in an "experimental mode (mood?)" it is *very* useful to be able to (1) have variables automatically appear without predefining them, and (2) not have to write *'s. > > Nick > > -- > To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel > URL: http://www.sagemath.org > -- William Stein Associate Professor of Mathematics University of Washington http://wstein.org -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
