Yes, this was the question.
Thanks a lot for detailed explanation.

On 23 February 2014 15:41, Dominique Laurain
<[email protected]>wrote:

> type() is one very helpful function in SAGE to know about data kinds
>
> print type(T)
>
> returns
>
> <type 'list'>
>
>
> so T is not strictly an "array"  but a "list".
> your knowledge is mixing with other programming languages where [ and ]
> are special characters to get one element of an array.
> (some computer men will say to you: it's same, only difference, is list as
> no defined maximum number of elements)
>
> to get first element of this list in SAGE : use  T[0]
>
> print T[0]
>
> returns
> t == 1
>
> you can ask: what is it ? answer: simply first element of list:   an
> "equation"
>
> next question: how can I get "t" ? answer: get the left hand part of
> equation: T[0].left()
>
> print T[0].left()
>
> returns
> t
>
> next question: how to assign "x" with "t" ? answer: not assignement of
> value but substitution
>
> x = T[0].left() ; print x
>
> returns
> x
>
> next question: which value has x ?
>
> print x
>
> returns
> t
>
> Argh...I don't want this, but I want x has the same value than t ? answer:
> t has NO value, because t == 1, is not an "assignment" but an "equation"
>
> x = T[0].right()
>
> print x
>
> returns
> 1
>
> OK..now x has value 1, and no relation anymore with t.
>
>
> To be 1 or not to be 1, was it the question ?
>
>
> On Sunday, 23 February 2014 05:39:54 UTC+1, Santanu wrote:
>>
>> Following code  I want to assign a value.
>>
>>
>> var('a,t,x')
>> T=[t==1, a==2]
>>
>> Now I want to make x=t which is 1 in this case.
>> That is x will be 1.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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