[sage-devel] Re: sage/sets/primes.py -- Petition to remove old code

2009-01-24 Thread William Stein
On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Franco Saliola wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Nick Alexander wrote: >> >> >> On 23-Jan-09, at 7:33 AM, William Stein wrote: >> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Robert Miller >>> wrote: > I've used it several times and see no reason

[sage-devel] Re: sage/sets/primes.py -- Petition to remove old code

2009-01-24 Thread Franco Saliola
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Nick Alexander wrote: > > > On 23-Jan-09, at 7:33 AM, William Stein wrote: > >> >> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Robert Miller >> wrote: >>> I've used it several times and see no reason at all to remove it. >>> >>> Redundancy is one reason I can thin

[sage-devel] Re: sage/sets/primes.py -- Petition to remove old code

2009-01-24 Thread Franco Saliola
I tried doing the following: sage: p = Primes() sage: p?? and it hangs. So after 4-5 seconds I hit Ctrl-C, at which point it shows me what I want. But then I tried again and let it sit for longer. It started using 100% of my CPU. After 30s or so, I hit Ctrl-C and it gave me a Traceback. See bel

[sage-devel] Re: sage/sets/primes.py -- Petition to remove old code

2009-01-23 Thread John Cremona
Nice debate. I did not know this was there, but now that I do I think I'll start to use it! John On 23 Jan, 19:13, Craig Citro wrote: > > -1 to removing it.  I've used it several times and see no reason at > > all to remove it. > > I use it! Actually in my first notebook. Please don't remove.

[sage-devel] Re: sage/sets/primes.py -- Petition to remove old code

2009-01-23 Thread Craig Citro
> -1 to removing it. I've used it several times and see no reason at > all to remove it. > I use it! Actually in my first notebook. Please don't remove. > Wow, ok. I had no idea people really used it -- I thought it just sat untouched. In that case, I rescind my '+1'. -cc --~--~-~--

[sage-devel] Re: sage/sets/primes.py -- Petition to remove old code

2009-01-23 Thread Nick Alexander
On 23-Jan-09, at 7:33 AM, William Stein wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Robert Miller > wrote: >> >>> I've used it several times and see no reason at >>> all to remove it. >> >> Redundancy is one reason I can think of. Is there any functionality >> you can get out of this that you

[sage-devel] Re: sage/sets/primes.py -- Petition to remove old code

2009-01-23 Thread bsdz
I use it! Actually in my first notebook. Please don't remove. On Jan 23, 1:43 pm, Robert Miller wrote: > Does anyone use this module anymore? It seems, well, a little silly... > > sage: P = Primes() > sage: P > Set of all prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, ... > sage: 3 in P > True > sage: 4 in P > Fals

[sage-devel] Re: sage/sets/primes.py -- Petition to remove old code

2009-01-23 Thread William Stein
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Robert Miller wrote: > >> I've used it several times and see no reason at >> all to remove it. > > Redundancy is one reason I can think of. Is there any functionality > you can get out of this that you can't just get out of is_prime, > primes, or prime_range? If

[sage-devel] Re: sage/sets/primes.py -- Petition to remove old code

2009-01-23 Thread Robert Miller
> I've used it several times and see no reason at > all to remove it. Redundancy is one reason I can think of. Is there any functionality you can get out of this that you can't just get out of is_prime, primes, or prime_range? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this

[sage-devel] Re: sage/sets/primes.py -- Petition to remove old code

2009-01-23 Thread William Stein
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 5:46 AM, Craig Citro wrote: > >> Does anyone use this module anymore? It seems, well, a little silly... >> >> sage: P = Primes() > > +1 to removing this. -1 to removing it. I've used it several times and see no reason at all to remove it. William --~--~-~--~---

[sage-devel] Re: sage/sets/primes.py -- Petition to remove old code

2009-01-23 Thread Craig Citro
> Does anyone use this module anymore? It seems, well, a little silly... > > sage: P = Primes() +1 to removing this. -cc --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-dev