I've been carrying this around in my init.sage. Is there really nothing
like it in the library? If not, any reason not to add it?
##
from functools import reduce
def product(factors):
"""
Returns the product of the elements in the list ``factors``. If
the list is empty, we return 1.
EXAMPLES:
Normal integer multiplication::
sage: product([1,2,3])
6
And with symbolic variables::
sage: x,y,z = SR.var('x,y,z')
sage: product([x,y,z])
x*y*z
TESTS:
The empty product is the multiplicative identity (one)::
sage: product([])
1
"""
return reduce(operator.mul, factors, 1)
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"sage-devel" group.
To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel?hl=en.
