On 8/31/07, Ted Kosan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am using 2.8.3 and the N() method is working well for me for rational > numbers. > > However, I am now thinking that a lower case n() would be better after > all because it conforms to the Python method naming convention. When > a = 1/2... a.<tab> is entered in the notebook, the N() method is the > only method in the list that begins with a capital letter and it looks > out of place. > > At first I thought it would be nice to have the N() method match the > N() function, but now I am thinking that this will cause the problem > of having to continuously explain to people why the method convention > was broken for this method. >
You're right -- that's very reasonable. Unless anyone objects. in SAGE-2.8.4 it will be n(1/2) and (1/2).n(). See attached patch (or just do hg_sage.pull()). William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://sage.math.washington.edu/sage/ and http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
numerapprox.patch
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