[sage-support] Re: n() method for rational numbers

2007-08-28 Thread Ted Kosan
William wrote: >(2) Should it be lower case n() or upper case N()? I like the upper case N() because it matches the N() function. Ted --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, sen

[sage-support] Re: n() method for rational numbers

2007-08-28 Thread William Stein
On 8/28/07, Ted Kosan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My request for adding a n() method for rationals is an extension of a > request I made earlier: > > On 7/10/07, Ted Kosan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have found myself using numerical_approx() instead of RR() because > >> it is also placed a

[sage-support] Re: n() method for rational numbers

2007-08-28 Thread Ted Kosan
William wrote: > Actually, I don't see a compelling reason to add it for rationals since it > is already available as a function: >sage: N(1/2,10) >0.50 >sage: N(2/3,10) >0.67 >sage: N(2/3,50) >0.67 My request for adding a n() method for rationals is an extens

[sage-support] Re: n() method for rational numbers

2007-08-28 Thread William Stein
On 8/28/07, Ted Kosan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The n() method is not currently defined for rational numbers: > > x = 1/2 > x.n() > > Exception (click to the left for traceback): > ... > AttributeError: 'sage.rings.rational.Rational' object has no attribute 'n' > > > Would it be possible to a

[sage-support] Re: Problem with the installation

2007-08-28 Thread William Stein
On 8/28/07, mabshoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You have enough disc space, but VMWare complains about the amount of > RAM assigned to the sage.vmx. There should be a config dialog where > you can reduce the amount of RAM required. > In the sage-vmware-2.8 directory, use notebook to edit sage.v

[sage-support] Re: n() method for rational numbers

2007-08-28 Thread mabshoff
Ted Kosan wrote: > The n() method is not currently defined for rational numbers: > > x = 1/2 > x.n() > > Exception (click to the left for traceback): > ... > AttributeError: 'sage.rings.rational.Rational' object has no attribute 'n' > > > Would it be possible to add it? > I am sure it will happe

[sage-support] Re: n() method for rational numbers

2007-08-28 Thread mabshoff
Ted Kosan wrote: > The n() method is not currently defined for rational numbers: > > x = 1/2 > x.n() > > Exception (click to the left for traceback): > ... > AttributeError: 'sage.rings.rational.Rational' object has no attribute 'n' > > > Would it be possible to add it? > I am sure it will happe

[sage-support] Re: Problem with the installation

2007-08-28 Thread mabshoff
Hello Eze, On Aug 28, 3:50 pm, Eze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been trying to install SAGE in my computer. I have downloaded > the newest version of WMwareplayer and following the instructions. > Despite having the required space, when i double click on the sage.vmx > i get the message th

[sage-support] Problem with the installation

2007-08-28 Thread Eze
I have been trying to install SAGE in my computer. I have downloaded the newest version of WMwareplayer and following the instructions. Despite having the required space, when i double click on the sage.vmx i get the message that there is not enough physical memory to run it. Can somebody help me

[sage-support] n() method for rational numbers

2007-08-28 Thread Ted Kosan
The n() method is not currently defined for rational numbers: x = 1/2 x.n() Exception (click to the left for traceback): ... AttributeError: 'sage.rings.rational.Rational' object has no attribute 'n' Would it be possible to add it? Thanks, Ted --~--~-~--~~~---~--

[sage-support] Re: Sage won't start maxima

2007-08-28 Thread gsage
> That is quite interesting. The problem in the faq indicated a > potential filename problem. But that seems rather unlikely after you > moved your $SAGE_ROOT to tmp. Any chance your username or hostname has > any odd characters in it? I am thinking about anything that is not 7- > bit ASCII. May