On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Tim Lahey <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Brian Granger <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I propose renaming .evalf() -> .N(). > > -1. First, it would break existing code. Second, I see the point in > having both. First, > evalf is what Maple calls it while N is what Mathematica calls it. So, > it's handy for > people switching. > > Since I'm a Maple user, I'd argue for evalf replacing N if that was > the case. However, > I think eliminating one is a bad idea.
SymPy currently has both .evalf() and .n() methods. We also have a N() global function. It's kind of a mess, I agree. Ondrej -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. 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/sympy?hl=en.
