How to create a unary operator?

[Martin v. Löwis]

"Joe Sixpack" <joe.sixpack at whoopie.com> writes:

> Is it possible to create a unary operator on a class object by
> redefining an existing operator symbol?  If so, how?

You can implement existing unary operators, by means of special
methods (e.g. __neg__). You cannot add new operators to the language.

> For example, I'd like to create a new class, MyClass, and use the
> symbol '^' to call a method in that class.  The '^' is a standard
> symbol in the domain of the problem that I'm working in, so I'd like
> to use that symbol instead of a different one, if at all possible.

Sorry, that's not possible. Use methods instead.

Regards,
Martin