Hi Fipy developers and users,

I have the following coupled equations:

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kine_eta1 = fp.TransientTerm(var=eta1, coeff=1.) == fp.DiffusionTerm(var=eta1, coeff=1.) \

+ fp.ImplicitSourceTerm(var=eta1, coeff=(eta1**2 + 5.*(10.-c))) \

- 5.*eta2*eta3

kine_eta2 = fp.TransientTerm(var=eta2, coeff=1.) == fp.DiffusionTerm(var=eta2, coeff=1.) \

+ fp.ImplicitSourceTerm(var=eta2, coeff=(eta2**2 + 5.*(10.-c))) \

- 5.*eta1*eta3

kine_eta3 = fp.TransientTerm(var=eta3, coeff=1.) == fp.DiffusionTerm(var=eta3, coeff=1.) \

+ fp.ImplicitSourceTerm(var=eta3, coeff=(eta3**2 + 5.*(10.-c))) \

- 5.*eta1*eta2

kine_c = fp.TransientTerm(var=c, coeff=1.) == fp.DiffusionTerm( var=c, coeff=( 1., 1. ) ) \

+ fp.DiffusionTerm( var=c, coeff=8. )

eq = kine_eta1 & kine_eta2 & kine_eta3 & kine_c

eq.sweep(dt=1.e-2)

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When I run it, I get the error massage which I do not understand. I am wondering what this error implies exactly and how to fix it?

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>>> eq.sweep(dt=1.e-2)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fipy/terms/term.py", line 236, in sweep solver = self._prepareLinearSystem(var=var, solver=solver, boundaryConditions=boundaryConditions, dt=dt) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fipy/terms/term.py", line 170, in _prepareLinearSystem
    buildExplicitIfOther=self._buildExplcitIfOther)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fipy/terms/coupledBinaryTerm.py", line 122, in _buildAndAddMatrices
    buildExplicitIfOther=buildExplicitIfOther)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fipy/terms/binaryTerm.py", line 68, in _buildAndAddMatrices
    buildExplicitIfOther=buildExplicitIfOther)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fipy/terms/binaryTerm.py", line 68, in _buildAndAddMatrices
    buildExplicitIfOther=buildExplicitIfOther)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fipy/terms/binaryTerm.py", line 68, in _buildAndAddMatrices
    buildExplicitIfOther=buildExplicitIfOther)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fipy/terms/unaryTerm.py", line 99, in _buildAndAddMatrices
    diffusionGeomCoeff=diffusionGeomCoeff)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fipy/terms/abstractDiffusionTerm.py", line 318, in _buildMatrix var, L, b = self.__higherOrderbuildMatrix(var, SparseMatrix, boundaryConditions=boundaryConditions, dt=dt, transientGeomCoeff=transientGeomCoeff, diffusionGeomCoeff=diffusionGeomCoeff) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fipy/terms/abstractDiffusionTerm.py", line 407, in __higherOrderbuildMatrix
    b = L * lowerOrderb + b
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fipy/matrices/pysparseMatrix.py", line 327, in __mul__
    return _PysparseMatrixFromShape.__mul__(self, other)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fipy/matrices/pysparseMatrix.py", line 169, in __mul__
    raise TypeError
TypeError
>>>
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Thanks
Ronghai
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