Robert Bradshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >> Typically one uses the parent() function when one has an element
> >> (such as an integer) and wants it's Parent. This is why it's not an
> >> element of the Parent.
> >
> > Hm, I do not understand that. Why wouldn't one want to use 5.parent (),
>
On Oct 14, 2008, at 2:02 PM, Martin Rubey wrote:
> Robert Bradshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> On Oct 14, 2008, at 1:33 PM, Martin Rubey wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I believe I understood now:
>>>
>>> sage: ?parent
>>> Type: function
>>>
>>> Return x.parent() if defined, or type(x)
Robert Bradshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Oct 14, 2008, at 1:33 PM, Martin Rubey wrote:
>
> >
> > I believe I understood now:
> >
> > sage: ?parent
> > Type: function
> >
> > Return x.parent() if defined, or type(x) if not.
> >
> > I wonder why this is a function, and n
On Oct 14, 2008, at 1:33 PM, Martin Rubey wrote:
>
> I believe I understood now:
>
> sage: ?parent
> Type: function
>
> Return x.parent() if defined, or type(x) if not.
>
> I wonder why this is a function, and not a method of Parent?
Typically one uses the parent() function wh
I believe I understood now:
sage: ?parent
Type: function
Return x.parent() if defined, or type(x) if not.
I wonder why this is a function, and not a method of Parent? (Am I right that
all Sage parents inherit from Parent? Would be great to know this)
Set_object inherits fro
"William Stein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:15 AM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Am I doing something wrong in the session below?
>
> I guess so, given the error messages.
>
> > I admit that I do not understand python types and methods yet. When
> > can
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:15 AM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Am I doing something wrong in the session below?
I guess so, given the error messages.
> I admit that I do not understand python types and methods yet. When
> can I apply the functional notation, when the method notation? I
