#17531: allow algorithm keyword when calling BuiltinFunction
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Reporter: rws | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: needs_review
Priority: major | Milestone: sage-6.5
Component: symbolics | Resolution:
Keywords: symbolic | Merged in:
functions | Reviewers:
Authors: Ralf Stephan | Work issues:
Report Upstream: N/A | Commit:
Branch: | eaed76a81b98c111bd77c05ccce745793e01b85e
u/rws/allow_algorithm_keyword_when_calling_builtinfunction| Stopgaps:
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Comment (by rws):
Replying to [comment:11 kcrisman]:
> {{{
> sage: sin(x, algorithm='algoB')
> sin(x)
> }}}
> General Sage behavior is to raise some sort of not implemented error or
something "unknown algorithm" - we do this in a number of contexts.
Actually, the `sin` function has no behaviour specified for the
`algorithm` keyword and so, the outcome is undefined, meaning it could be
either way. Certainly no such convention exists in the documentation.
Pragmatically, it would be overkill to implement an algorithm registry for
this reason.
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