On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Ondrej Certik <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
Coming from Mathematica, evalf is confusing for me. But, if maple users are familiar with evalf I think it makes sense to keep it. But then, let simply also make .N a method so it is consistent. Cheers, Brian > 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. > > -- 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.
