Thanks for the help, I didn't even think of that. I'm guessing there's no easy way to handle exponents or logarithmic functions? I will be running into these two types as well. "Artie Gold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Brian Kazian wrote: >> Here's my problem, and hopefully someone can help me figure out if there >> is a good way to do this. >> >> I am writing a program that allows the user to enter an equation in a >> text field using pre-existing variables. They then enter numerical >> values for these variables, or can tell the program to randomize the >> values used within a certain bounds. My problem is taking in this >> equation they have written in the text field and converting it into an >> equation Python can calculate. >> >> The only way I know of to do this is by parsing it, which could get >> pretty nasty with all of the different mathematical rules. Does anyone >> have a better idea than parsing to compute an equation from a string >> representation? >> >> Thanks so much! >> >> Brian Kazian > eval() > > See: http://docs.python.org/lib/built-in-funcs.html#l2h-23 > > HTH, > --ag > > -- > Artie Gold -- Austin, Texas > http://it-matters.blogspot.com (new post 12/5) > http://www.cafepress.com/goldsays
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