* Michael Schierl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20061102 23:06]: > Ulrich Dangel schrieb:
> > Try python. Just enter 0xfa or something and you get the corresponding > > decimal value. > > If you want the hex value of a decimal number, use hex($numer) and it > > works. > and (how) can I reference previous outputs? I can name them beforehand > but if I do it is lots more to type. Using screen or gdm to copy the > value is not better either. > ----- > >>> 0xAFFE > 45054 > >>> previous * 2 > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? > NameError: name 'previous' is not defined > ----- I can strongly recommend using ipython for interactive use of python (and irb for interactive ruby). ,---- [ demo ] | % ipython | Python 2.4.4 (#2, Oct 20 2006, 00:23:25) | Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. | | IPython 0.7.2 -- An enhanced Interactive Python. | ? -> Introduction to IPython's features. | %magic -> Information about IPython's 'magic' % functions. | help -> Python's own help system. | object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more. | | In [1]: 0xAFFE | Out[1]: 45054 | | In [2]: _ * 2 | Out[2]: 90108 `---- > >> There is no orpie (great console RPN calculator) and GNU Calculator > >> for Emacs is not there either. Okay, dc/bc is there, but I don't know > >> (and could not figure out by grepping the man page) how they can > >> handle hex numbers... > > Hm, i just tried orpie and i think python is much nicer, especially if > > you use ipython. > in my experience orpie is nice just because it needs very few key > strokes (no parentheses, no return, short forms for most extended > functions) like on a real calculator. GNU Emacs Calculator is similar, > but a bit larger (and much more powerful). But that does not mean orpie > is powerless, it has arbitrary-precision integers and matrices as well > (I am missing fractions in orpie, but can live without, since gcd is > there; so I can do all fraction calculations "manually"). orpie depends on ocaml-stuff and would require 41.5MB of additional disk space. So it's not an option for inclusion in grml, sorry. regards, -mika- -- You like grml? Help us! http://grml.org/donations/ Already on the grml-user-map? http://www.frappr.com/grmlusers The Grml Planet http://planet.grml.org/ Grml Solutions http://solutions.grml.org/
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