exact division syntax in finite fields of prime order

[sagetrac-jbmohler]

It appears that the // operator is supported for most fields, but not for GF(prime).

The example involving GF(7,'a') should not produce a TypeError.

sage: GF(49,'a')(121)//GF(49,'a')(124)
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sage: GF(7,'a')(121)//GF(7,'a')(124)
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TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)

/home/joel/sage-patches/<ipython console> in <module>()

TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for //: 'sage.rings.integer_mod.IntegerMod_int' and 'sage.rings.integer_mod.IntegerMod_int'

Component: basic arithmetic

Issue created by migration from https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/3890

[roed314]

Attachment: 3890.gz

[kedlaya]

comment:2

Not much to say here. Positive review.

[sagetrac-mabshoff]

comment:3

Merged in Sage 3.3.alpha3.

Cheers,

Michael