[Python-ideas] Trigonometry in degrees

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Fri, Jun 08, 2018 at 08:45:54AM +0000, Robert Vanden Eynde wrote:

> from math import sin, tau
> from fractions import Fraction
> sin(Fraction(1,6) * tau)
> sindeg(Fraction(1,6) * 360)
> 
> These already work today by the way.

You obviously have a different understanding of the words "already work" 
than I do:

py> sindeg(Fraction(1,6) * 360)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'sindeg' is not defined

Since tau is a float, writing Fraction(1,6) * tau instead of tau/6 is a 
waste of time. Also, Fraction(1,6) * 360 is also a waste of time, since 
360/6 is not only exact, but can be done at compile-time.



-- 
Steve