#10473: Wrong docs of _lmul_ and _rmul_ in the polynomial module
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Reporter: klee | Owner: AlexGhitza
Type: PLEASE CHANGE | Status: new
Priority: trivial | Milestone: sage-4.6.1
Component: basic arithmetic | Keywords:
Author: | Upstream: N/A
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{{{
>> sage: s=1/2*x;parent(s)
>> sage: s._rmul_?
>> ...
>> Definition: s._rmul_(self, right)
>> Docstring:
>> File: sage/rings/polynomial/polynomial_rational_flint.pyx
>> (starting at
>> line 933)
>> Returns self * right, where right is a rational number.
}}}
This is reversed. [[BR]]
r*s means that s is on the right side, hence, s._rmul_(r), while s is on
the left side in s*r, hence, s._lmul_(r).
the _rmul_ docs should be:
s._rmul_(self, left)
and say it returns left*self, where left is a rational number.
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