#12648: Species do not support renaming

sagemath · Jan 11, 2014 · bdad7a3 · bdad7a3
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commit bdad7a3
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/src/sage/combinat/species/species.py b/src/sage/combinat/species/species.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def weighted(self, weight):
         kwds.update({'weight': weight})
         return self.__class__(*[args_dict[i] for i in range(len(args_dict))], **kwds)
 
-    def __repr__(self):
+    def _repr_(self):
         """
         Returns a string representation of this species.
 
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ def __repr__(self):
             sage: t = ZZ['t'].gen()
             sage: species.SetSpecies(min=1, max=4, weight=t)
             Set species with min=1, max=4, weight=t
+            sage: L = species.SetSpecies()
+            sage: L.rename('L'); L
+            L
+            sage: L.rename('Set species'); L
+            Set species
         """
         if hasattr(self, "_name"):
             name = self._name if isinstance(self._name, str) else self._name()