Change the value of a single element in a matrix

aurelius_nero
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Hi guys I wanna change the value of a singular element in a matrix in sagemath. How do I do this ? I get an error saying vector is immutable

A=matrix([[1,2,-3],[1,4,6],[2,-1,-2]])
B=matrix([[1],[2],[4]])
show(A)
show(B)
A[1][1]=6

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See

sage: A[1]
(1, 4, 6)
sage: A[1].is_immutable()
True

You get a vector that is immutable. When you do

sage: A[1][1] = 6

you try to change the entry of index 1 of that vector, not the matrix A. The matrix A is mutable:

sage: A.is_mutable()
True

To change the entry of index 1,1 of the matrix A, you should do:

sage: A[1,1] = 6

So that

sage: A
[ 1  2 -3]
[ 1  6  6]
[ 2 -1 -2]

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Asked: 2021-11-27 20:57:17 +0100

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Last updated: Nov 29 '21