Hi Shing! Two possibilities:
sage: k.<a> = GF(9) sage: t=a^2+1 Now, you can learn about all possible methods for elements of k by doing sage: t.<TAB> (you type t, dot, and hit the tab key). This will show you a list of possible methods. One of the methods is called int_repr: sage: t.int_repr() '5' So, it gives you a string, that you can easily transform into an integer: ZZ(t.int_repr()) for a Sage integer, int(t.int_repr()) for a Python integer. There is also log_to_int: sage: t.log_to_int() 5 Probably this last method is easier. The inverse way is sage: k.fetch_int(5) a + 2 which is indeed the same as t: sage: t a + 2 Cheers, Simon --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-support-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
