v0.0.18

Released July 6, 2021

Breaking changes

  • Make API more consistent with software like Matlab and Wolfram:

    • Rename galois.prime_factors() to galois.factors().

    • Rename galois.gcd() to galois.egcd() and add galois.gcd() for conventional GCD.

    • Rename galois.poly_gcd() to galois.poly_egcd() and add galois.poly_gcd() for conventional GCD.

    • Rename galois.euler_totient() to galois.euler_phi().

    • Rename galois.carmichael() to galois.carmichael_lambda().

    • Rename galois.is_prime_fermat() to galois.fermat_primality_test().

    • Rename galois.is_prime_miller_rabin() to galois.miller_rabin_primality_test().

  • Rename polynomial search method keyword argument values from ["smallest", "largest", "random"] to ["min", "max", "random"].

Changes

  • Clean up galois API and dir() so only public classes and functions are displayed.

  • Speed-up galois.is_primitive() test and search for primitive polynomials in galois.primitive_poly().

  • Speed-up galois.is_smooth().

  • Add Reed-Solomon codes in galois.ReedSolomon.

  • Add shortened BCH and Reed-Solomon codes.

  • Add error detection for BCH and Reed-Solomon with the detect() method.

  • Add general cyclic linear block code functions.

  • Add Matlab default primitive polynomial with galois.matlab_primitive_poly().

  • Add number theoretic functions:

    • Add galois.legendre_symbol(), galois.jacobi_symbol(), galois.kronecker_symbol().

    • Add galois.divisors(), galois.divisor_sigma().

    • Add galois.is_composite(), galois.is_prime_power(), galois.is_perfect_power(), galois.is_square_free(), galois.is_powersmooth().

    • Add galois.are_coprime().

  • Clean up integer factorization algorithms and add some to public API:

    • Add galois.perfect_power(), galois.trial_division(), galois.pollard_p1(), galois.pollard_rho().

  • Clean up API reference structure and hierarchy.

  • Fix minor bugs in BCH codes.

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Last update: Jul 12, 2022