I just prefer to work in the console (being quicker, and using less
memory), than in the browser-based worksheet.  Besides, my browser
keeps crashing because of my University's insistence to use the
terrible LMS WebCT/BlackBoard.  And two browser sessions would be too
memory intensive.

-Alasdair

On Mar 4, 7:51 pm, Robert Bradshaw <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Mar 3, 2010, at 4:46 PM, Alasdair wrote:
>
> > If I want to pretty print a rational expression in the console, I need
> > to invoke maxima:
>
> > sage: var('a')
> > sage: S=factor(sum(1/(a+1)^i for i in range(6)))
> > sage: S
> > (a + 2)*(a^2 + a + 1)*(a^2 + 3*a + 3)/(a + 1)^5
> > sage: print S
> > (a + 2)*(a^2 + a + 1)*(a^2 + 3*a + 3)/(a + 1)^5
> > sage: print maxima(S)
>
> > which gives the nice pretty printed expression.  Is there a way of
> > obtaining the same output which is "native" to Sage; that is, without
> > using Maxima?
>
> No, there's not (as far as I am aware). Just out of curiosity, what  
> are you using this for?
>
> - Robert

-- 
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

Reply via email to