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i guess the point is that z is a common complex variable (one that has an imaginary component) like 3+2*i, kind of like how x is a common real variable, and tha
by ftxbro 3y ago
i guess the point is that z is a common complex variable (one that has an imaginary component) like 3+2*i, kind of like how x is a common real variable, and that oo is a cute way that they write infinity in ascii like it's the sideways 8 symbol except written like oo. that said, i think it's dumb and i also think that way to write infinity is dumb.
- behnamoh 3y agoI agree. While it might look obvious in hindsight, I think programmers should stick to names that are less confusing. Something like CmplxInf would have made me guess "oh, it's probably complex infinity".
- eljost 3y agoGiven the fact that infinity is expressed as sympy.oo in sympy makes the use of sympy.zoo somewhat consistent/unsuprising. Maybe the OP of the tweet was/is not aware of this use. I wonder if his next tweet will be about sympy using oo for infinity.