why does L_polynomial not work?
.
sage: p=2
sage: F4=GF(p^4)
sage: R.<x,y,z>=PolynomialRing(F4)
sage: C=Curve(y^3-z*x^2-z^2*x)
sage: len(C.rational_points())
9
sage: L=C.L_polynomial()
I get
AttributeError: 'ProjectivePlaneCurve_finite_field_with_category' object has no attribute 'L_polynomial'
Well, it is what is it - your
C
object does not haveL_polynomial
method defined. Why do you expect it to work?