Re: [sage-support] Re: functions in sage

2009-11-29 Thread Yotam Avital
Thanks. I think I got it. On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Harald Schilly wrote: > On Nov 29, 10:50 am, Yotam Avital wrote: > > > > 1. def f(x): return x^2 > > That's a pure Python function, it's in some way "universal" but you > cannot derivate it. > > sage: type(f) > > > > > > 2. f(x) = x^2

[sage-support] Re: functions in sage

2009-11-29 Thread Harald Schilly
On Nov 29, 10:50 am, Yotam Avital wrote: > > 1. def f(x): return x^2 That's a pure Python function, it's in some way "universal" but you cannot derivate it. sage: type(f) > > 2. f(x) = x^2 That's preparsed and actually this: sage: preparse('f(x) = x^2') '__tmp__=var("x"); f = symbolic_express