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| Date | 2014-09-30 14:05 -0700 |
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| From | Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu> |
| Subject | Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation |
| References | <4a7f3e7a-ba4d-405e-a078-937bf861fcd8@googlegroups.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.14496.1412111706.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On 09/30/2014 01:53 PM, math math wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to learn Python while solving exercises. > > I want to basically write a program that inputs a polynomial in standard algebraic notation and outputs its derivative. > > I know that I need to get the exponent somehow, but I am not sure how to accomplish this in python (3.3) > > Do you have any ideas or suggestions? I don't want to use existing modules as this is meant to be a didactic experience. > > Regards This depends on things you have not yet told us. In particular -- what "standard algebraic notation"? For x-squared: x**2 ? or perhaps x^2 ? or something else like some Unicode characters or HTML to get a small superscript 2 above an x. Once you give an example of what your input looks like, we can start hashing out how to read it. Gary Herron -- Dr. Gary Herron Department of Computer Science DigiPen Institute of Technology (425) 895-4418
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how to parse standard algebraic notation math math <mathematisch@gmail.com> - 2014-09-30 13:53 -0700
Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu> - 2014-09-30 14:05 -0700
Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation math math <mathematisch@gmail.com> - 2014-10-01 00:01 -0700
Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-01 08:35 +0100
Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-01 18:38 +1000
Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation math math <mathematisch@gmail.com> - 2014-10-01 05:04 -0700
Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation Marco Buttu <marco.buttu@gmail.com> - 2014-10-01 14:22 +0200
Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation Marco Buttu <marco.buttu@gmail.com> - 2014-10-01 14:26 +0200
Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-01 10:20 +1000
Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-10-01 01:08 -0700
Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-02 02:45 +1000
Re: how to parse standard algebraic notation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-02 03:01 +1000
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