Just one comment: a simple-minded user might say that evaluating sum(b) where b has at least one entry need not actually require any coercion of 0, since it only needs to do b[0]+b[1]+... . I know that is not how sum() is defined, but it could be -- expect that sum() is pure python.
John On Mar 26, 7:12 pm, Jay Pottharst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks all for the replies. > > As far as the coercion issues go, I generally agree. I'd be happy to > have access to a CuspForms(22).zero_element() or CuspForms(22)(0), and > start my summation there. Re: I agree with William for the defaults. > > Jay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@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-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
