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> Just to add to this. Python is a good choice for Sage because we don't
> want to write a language from scratch (like _every_ single other serious
> computer algebra system did). But I emphatically don't think that this
> means Sage has to follow every single Python rule or convention.
Defi
On Jan 18, 2008 9:36 AM, Nick Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>
> On 18-Jan-08, at 8:59 AM, Martin Albrecht wrote:
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> >
> > I just came across:
> >
> > http://docs.python.org/ref/customization.html
> >
> > where it reads:
> >
> > """
> > Called by the repr() built-in function and by stri
On Jan 18, 2008 8:59 AM, Martin Albrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I just came across:
>
> http://docs.python.org/ref/customization.html
>
> where it reads:
>
> """
> Called by the repr() built-in function and by string conversions (reverse
> quotes) to compute the ``official'' string repre
On 18-Jan-08, at 8:59 AM, Martin Albrecht wrote:
>
> I just came across:
>
> http://docs.python.org/ref/customization.html
>
> where it reads:
>
> """
> Called by the repr() built-in function and by string conversions
> (reverse
> quotes) to compute the ``official'' string representation of
