Hi Alasdair,

On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:40 PM, Alasdair <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there a more direct way?  In python, the operator ^ is supposed to
> implement x-or on strings, but of course in Sage that operator is
> recognized as an exponential, and so gives an error.

You could try turning the preparser and using hexadecimal notation:

sage: version()
'Sage Version 4.5.3, Release Date: 2010-09-04'
sage: preparser(False)
sage: hex(0x2bd5427c ^ 0x65ef24ab)
'0x4e3a66d7'

-- 
Regards
Minh Van Nguyen

-- 
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