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Title: Complex representation
Type: Stage:
Components: Interpreter Core Versions: Python 2.6
process
Status: closed Resolution: accepted
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Assigned To: collinwinter Nosy List: collinwinter, hwundram, sonderblade, terry.reedy
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2006-05-19 21:27 by hwundram, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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python-complex.diff hwundram, 2006-05-20 11:20 Complex constructor patch to accept bracketed values.
Messages (7)
msg50297 - (view) Author: Heiko Wundram (hwundram) Date: 2006-05-19 21:27
As per request on c.l.p:

http://groups.google.de/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/26c93fefefd3a100/bf1924ce28fac1ac?hl=de#bf1924ce28fac1ac

I've implemented a small patch to change the output of
repr(x) for complex variables, so that complex(repr(x))
works for any complex x. This changes the output of
repr(x) to

'<r>+<i>j'

without brackets, but leaves the string output
untouched. This change of behaviour would be in line
with int(repr(x)) and float(repr(x)) being defined for
any int or float x, repectively.

I don't know whether this patch is sensible, and
whether it breaks any current code, because (for example)

eval("5*%r" % (1+2j,))

won't work properly anymore, or whether it'd be more
sensible to change the complex constructor to also
accept a bracketed expression. I'll attach a patch to
do the latter later.
msg50298 - (view) Author: Heiko Wundram (hwundram) Date: 2006-05-19 22:28
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The second patch (python-complex-constructor.diff) changes
the constructor to accept bracketed complex numbers which
are enclosed in a single bracket. I'd rather say this is the
better appropach to have complex(repr(x)) work, but I leave
both patches attached to this bug.

The latter patch also creates test cases testing for
formatting errors with bracketed expressions.
msg50299 - (view) Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * (Python committer) Date: 2006-05-20 05:24
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(The current behavior is not a bug, nor is this patch 
submission a bug report, so let us omit that word.)
I think your example suggests why complexes are printed in 
parens, so I think enhancing complex() to accept such is 
the better approach if any change is to be made.
msg50300 - (view) Author: Heiko Wundram (hwundram) Date: 2006-05-20 11:20
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The attached patch is a revised version of the patch to the
complex constructor to accept bracketed string expressions,
which also adds documentation changes (whatsnew25).

Anyway, I personally also find this to be the "better" way,
so I've removed the repr-changing patch. And, calling it a
bug was by accident: I should've rather called it tracker
item, which is pretty synonymous for me.
msg50301 - (view) Author: Björn Lindqvist (sonderblade) Date: 2007-03-08 00:04
I have applied this patch in 2.6 and it seem to work as intended. The test_complex.py unit tests all pass. I guess the change could be useful if you are are serializing and desearializing lists of complex numbers. I think it should be applied.
    
msg50302 - (view) Author: Collin Winter (collinwinter) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-03-08 19:09
Works for me. I'll commit this for 2.6 (no backport) if there are no objections.
msg50303 - (view) Author: Collin Winter (collinwinter) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-03-09 20:33
Applied as r54247. Thanks for your patch!
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