>>> * one should also avoid using "i" and "I" as variables for the same >>> obvious reason as for "e" > > > I've also run into problems when using "n" or "N" as a variable, since that > is the numeric approximation function (that is used later in the tutorial).
Thanks for this tip! >>> * just a comment: I never used del(); in fact, I didn't know it existed >>> before reading your intro (thanks!); I normally just define f to be >>> the next thing I'm interested in. Actually, I don't know how to get >>> information about del() in Sage; trying del? is not successful. > > > That's because del is not a function, but is a keyword in Python: > > http://docs.python.org/reference/simple_stmts.html#the-del-statement > > I think the pythonic way of using it is without the parentheses, as shown in > the manual above. Dana, I'd suggest you change the example to not use > parentheses. OK. I think I copied this from one of Ben Woodruff's worksheets, but I could be wrong (I borrowed it from somewhere). Thanks. Dana -- 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 URL: http://www.sagemath.org
