Message 138548 - Python tracker

Message138548

Author	stutzbach
Recipients	benjamin.peterson, ncoghlan, pitrou, rhettinger, sbaird, stutzbach, vstinner
Date	2011-06-17.20:33:38
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On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Nick Coghlan <report@bugs.python.org>wrote: > I'd like to add a new constant to the math module: > > tau = 2*math.pi > > Rather than repeating all the reasons for why tau makes more sense than pi > as the fundamental circle constant, I'll just refer interested readers to > http://tauday.com/ (The following is best if read aloud using your best pirate impression) I'd rather name the new constant "matey". Then we have: The circumference of a circle is: r matey The area of a circle is: one-quarter r r matey etc.

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On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Nick Coghlan <report@bugs.python.org>wrote:

> I'd like to add a new constant to the math module:
>
>  tau = 2*math.pi
>
> Rather than repeating all the reasons for why tau makes more sense than pi
> as the fundamental circle constant, I'll just refer interested readers to
> http://tauday.com/

(The following is best if read aloud using your best pirate impression)

I'd rather name the new constant "matey".  Then we have:

The circumference of a circle is: r matey
The area of a circle is: one-quarter r r matey
etc.

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