"who" prints the newly-defined variables, but R is already defined as the r-system.org interface. You can redefine it as you want, but as far as Python is concerned that just changes a variable but doesn't add a new one.
On Tuesday, April 23, 2013 10:34:15 PM UTC+1, João Alberto Ferreira wrote: > > Hi! > > I was executing the examples of the Sage Beginner's Guide book when I > found a curious behavior in Sage. > > Whenever I launch Sage and define the variable > > sage: R = 250e3 > > and issue the command > > sage: who > > the output is > > Interactive namespace is empty. > > If I define other variables and issue again the command "who", the other > variables name are returned, but not the "R" variable name. > > Whenever I launch Sage and define a different variable name, like > > sage: j = 250e3 > > and issue the command "who", the output is presented correctly as "j". > > Is this a bug or I missed something? > > Cordially, > > João Alberto Ferreira. > > ----- > ~$ uname -a > Linux Hades 3.2.0-40-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 25 21:22:26 UTC 2013 > i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux > > sage: version() > 'Sage Version 5.8, Release Date: 2013-03-15' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-support" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
