Support for dummy symbols

[linpy.git] / pypol / linexprs.py

diff --git a/pypol/linexprs.py b/pypol/linexprs.py
index 73c6b0e..f3cff23 100644 (file)
--- a/pypol/linexprs.py
+++ b/pypol/linexprs.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from fractions import Fraction, gcd
 
 __all__ = [
     'Expression',
 
 __all__ = [
     'Expression',

-    'Symbol', 'symbols',
+    'Symbol', 'symbols', 'Dummy',

     'Rational',
 ]
 
     'Rational',
 ]
 


@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class Symbol(Expression):
         return self._name
 
     def __hash__(self):
         return self._name
 
     def __hash__(self):

-        return hash(self._name)
+        return hash(self.sortkey())

 
     def coefficient(self, symbol):
         if not isinstance(symbol, Symbol):
 
     def coefficient(self, symbol):
         if not isinstance(symbol, Symbol):


@@ -390,7 +390,11 @@ class Symbol(Expression):
         yield 1
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         yield 1
 
     def __eq__(self, other):

-        return isinstance(other, Symbol) and self.name == other.name
+        return not isinstance(other, Dummy) and isinstance(other, Symbol) \
+            and self.name == other.name
+
+    def asdummy(self):
+        return Dummy(self.name)

 
     @classmethod
     def _fromast(cls, node):
 
     @classmethod
     def _fromast(cls, node):


@@ -417,6 +421,34 @@ def symbols(names):
     return tuple(Symbol(name) for name in names)
 
 
     return tuple(Symbol(name) for name in names)
 
 

+class Dummy(Symbol):
+
+    __slots__ = (
+        '_name',
+        '_index',
+    )
+
+    _count = 0
+
+    def __new__(cls, name=None):
+        if name is None:
+            name = 'Dummy_{}'.format(Dummy._count)
+        self = object().__new__(cls)
+        self._name = name.strip()
+        self._index = Dummy._count
+        Dummy._count += 1
+        return self
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash(self.sortkey())
+
+    def sortkey(self):
+        return self._name, self._index
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return isinstance(other, Dummy) and self._index == other._index
+
+

 class Rational(Expression):
 
     __slots__ = (
 class Rational(Expression):
 
     __slots__ = (