Tim, >> You (and everyone at Enthought) definitely has more experience with >> these things than we do. We have long wanted to use namespace >> packages for IPython, but we are unwilling to rely on setuptools. The >> main advantage of using namespace packages is that users will see the >> relationship between the different packages. Using names that are >> completely unrelated could be a bit confusing for users. But, we >> could also use "fake" namespace packages such as "sympyphysics" >> instead of setuptools or pkgutils. >> > > My request is that any tensor improvements get added to the tensor module, > rather than the physics one. What specifically is in the physics module? Just > Quantum mechanics and possibly General Relativity?
Absolutely. This is true for anything in the physics module. There are even some things in quantum that we plan on migrating to the core (Commutator, AntiCommutator and possible others) and tensors are of broad interest. > Tensors are useful beyond just those areas. We use tensors in continuum > mechanics so I'd like a fully functional tensor package without needing to > include GR and QM. +1 Cheers, Brian > Thanks, > > Tim. > > --- > Tim Lahey > PhD Candidate, Systems Design Engineering > University of Waterloo > http://about.me/tjlahey > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sympy" group. > To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en. > > -- Brian E. Granger, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Physics Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo bgran...@calpoly.edu elliso...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en.
