Well I would like to make a Point class for a 2D coordinate system. So what is the best way to prevent most numbers with non-zero imaginary parts from becoming x and/or y in the definition of a given point? Like I would like to at least prevent 3 + i from being x and/or y.
On 5/9/07, Justin C. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On May 9, 2007, at 23:19 , Timothy Clemans wrote: > > > > > I don't want someone trying to make a 3D point using a complex number > > with a non-zero imaginary part. > > There should be a simpler way to check for that than for real > numbers, but if you are trying to make this absolutely foolproof, you > could be in for a lifetime of successive refinements to your code. > > Justin > > -- > Justin C. Walker, Curmudgeon at Large > Director > Institute for the Enhancement of the Director's Income > ----------- > Nobody knows the trouble I've been > ----------- > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://sage.math.washington.edu/sage/ and http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
