Re: Vectors in Visual Python

2005-02-25 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
FLChamp wrote: > If anything was addressed to my problem then it has completely passed > me by as most points were clearly made by a computer scientist and I am > not one of those in the slightest. My experience of using any type of > programming language is limited to the little we are taught in

Re: Vectors in Visual Python

2005-02-24 Thread FLChamp
Thanks for all your help everyone, if only it had addressed what I had asked I may have actually learned something about Python!! If anything was addressed to my problem then it has completely passed me by as most points were clearly made by a computer scientist and I am not one of those in the sl

Re: Vectors in Visual Python

2005-02-10 Thread Arthur
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:59:41 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Martelli) wrote: >Arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> thinking that the visciousness with wihich you were attacking someone >> suggesting a proposal for an optional feature - even if an iill >> adivised proposal for and ill advised opt

Re: Vectors in Visual Python

2005-02-10 Thread Alex Martelli
Arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thinking that the visciousness with wihich you were attacking someone > suggesting a proposal for an optional feature - even if an iill > adivised proposal for and ill advised optional feature (I frankly > don't care much about that part of the discussion one wa

Re: Vectors in Visual Python

2005-02-09 Thread Arthur
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:16:05 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Martelli) wrote: > Having found out how to >build a lasting killfile, I'd like to see if using it liberally on >people who appear to post here just to provoke flamewars, rather than to >offer and receive help, and participate in interesti

Re: Vectors in Visual Python

2005-02-09 Thread Arthur
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:16:05 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Martelli) wrote: >Arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Please clarify if you were making a lame joke without smilies, are >utterly confused about what "declaration" *MEANS*, or what other folly >prompted you to this astounding remark, t

Re: Vectors in Visual Python

2005-02-09 Thread Alex Martelli
Terry Reedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I (and I believe Alex) object to name declaration *statements* and/or the > strong typing of *names*. I confirm that my key objection is to declarations in the strict sense: thingies that aren't executable, but rather billets doux to the compiler, for exam

Re: Vectors in Visual Python

2005-02-09 Thread Alex Martelli
Arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is that VPython "vectors" are in effect flat 3 element Numeric arrays, > and Numeric ararys can be constructed with Float64 specified as the > datatype. (wonder if that speciufication is a "declaration", and if > so whether that would indicate some conflict bet

Re: Vectors in Visual Python

2005-02-09 Thread Terry Reedy
"Arthur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > is that VPython "vectors" are in effect flat 3 element Numeric arrays, > and Numeric ararys can be constructed with Float64 specified as the > datatype. (wonder if that speciufication is a "declaration", and if > so whether t

Re: Vectors in Visual Python

2005-02-09 Thread Arthur
On 9 Feb 2005 02:29:35 -0800, "FLChamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >SOrry if this message is a little confused, it most probably reflects >the state of the author! One bit of confusion is in names. There was a name space clash early on. As things shook out "Visual Python" is ActiveState's Pytho

Vectors in Visual Python

2005-02-09 Thread FLChamp
SOrry if this message is a little confused, it most probably reflects the state of the author! I have made a small program that plots the orbit of a planet in visual python using visual.vector for all values. If i run the program it is clear that the orbit is non-keplerian as the planets gradually