more typos fixed and no self-assignment

mathics/builtin/atomic/numbers.py

@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ def eval_with_base(self, n, b, evaluation, nr_elements=None, pos=None):
         if isinstance(n, (Expression, Symbol, Rational)):
             pos_len = abs(pos) + 1 if pos is not None and pos < 0 else 1
             if nr_elements is not None:
-                # we can't use eval_n here because we have the two-arguemnt form
+                # we can't use eval_n here because we have the two-argument form
                 n = Expression(
                     SymbolN,
                     n,

mathics/builtin/atomic/strings.py

@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class HexadecimalCharacter(Builtin):
 
 # This isn't your normal Box class. We'll keep this here rather than
 # in mathics.builtin.box for now.
-# mmatera commenct: This does not even exist in WMA. \! should be associated
+# mmatera comment: This does not even exist in WMA. \! should be associated
 # to `ToExpression`, but it was not  properly implemented by now...
 class InterpretedBox(PrefixOperator):
     r"""

mathics/builtin/box/graphics.py

@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ def get_range(min, max):
             if width > base_width:
                 width = base_width
                 height = width * aspect
-            height = height
 
             width *= size_multiplier
             height *= size_multiplier

mathics/builtin/box/graphics3d.py

@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@ def _prepare_elements(self, elements, options, max_width=None):
         boxratios = self.graphics_options["System`BoxRatios"].to_python()
         if boxratios == "System`Automatic":
             boxratios = ["System`Automatic"] * 3
-        else:
-            boxratios = boxratios
+
         if not isinstance(boxratios, list) or len(boxratios) != 3:
             raise BoxExpressionError
 

mathics/builtin/datentime.py

@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ class DateObject(_DateFormat, ImmutableValueMixin):
 
     <dl>
       <dt>'DateObject[...]'
-      <dd> Returns an object codifiyng DateList....
+      <dd> Returns an object codifying DateList....
     </dl>
 
     >> DateObject[{2020, 4, 15}]

mathics/builtin/drawing/plot.py

@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ class DiscretePlot(_Plot):
         "DiscretePlot[expr_, {var_Symbol, nmin_Integer, nmax_Integer}, options___]": "DiscretePlot[expr, {var, nmin, nmax, 1, options}]",
     }
 
-    summary_text = "discrete plot of a one-paremeter function"
+    summary_text = "discrete plot of a one-parameter function"
 
     def eval(
         self, functions, x, start, nmax, step, evaluation: Evaluation, options: dict
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ class ListPlot(_ListPlot):
     >> ListPlot[Prime[Range[30]]]
      = -Graphics-
 
-    seems very roughly to fit a table of quadradic numbers:
+    seems very roughly to fit a table of quadratic numbers:
     >> ListPlot[Table[n ^ 2 / 8, {n, 30}]]
      = -Graphics-
 

mathics/builtin/files_io/files.py

@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ class ReadList(Read):
     See <url>
     :RecordSeparators:
     https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RecordSeprators.html</url> \
-    works analgously for records as 'WordSeparators' does for words.
+    works analogously for records as 'WordSeparators' does for words.
 
     To allow both periods and newlines as record separators:
 

mathics/builtin/intfns/divlike.py

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def eval_k_n(self, k: Integer, n: Integer, evaluation: Evaluation):
 
 class PowerMod(Builtin):
     """
-    Modular exponentiaion.
+    Modular exponentiation.
     See <url>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_exponentiation</url>.
 
     <dl>

mathics/builtin/numbers/hyperbolic.py

@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class Gudermannian(Builtin):
     """
 
     # See https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Gudermannian.html for a number
-    # of relatiions to trigonometric and hyperbolic functions that could be
+    # of relations to trigonometric and hyperbolic functions that could be
     # used if needed.
     rules = {
         "Gudermannian[Undefined]": "Undefined",

mathics/builtin/numbers/numbertheory.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ContinuedFraction(SympyFunction):
       <dd>generate the first $n$ terms in the continued fraction representation of $x$.
 
       <dt>'ContinuedFraction'[$x$]
-      <dd>the complete continued fraction representation for a rational or quadradic irrational number.
+      <dd>the complete continued fraction representation for a rational or quadratic irrational number.
     </dl>
 
     >> ContinuedFraction[Pi, 10]

mathics/builtin/optimization.py

@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@ def eval_onevariable(self, f, x, evaluation: Evaluation):
         for candidate in candidates:
             value = second_derivative.subs(candidate)
             if value.is_real and value > 0:
-                if candidate is not list:
-                    candidate = candidate
-
                 minimum_list.append([candidate[sympy_x], sympy_f.subs(candidate)])
 
         return ListExpression(

mathics/builtin/specialfns/gamma.py

@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ class Subfactorial(SympyFunction):
     >> Subfactorial[6.0]
      = 265
 
-    Here is how the exponential, 'Factorial', and 'Subfactoral' grow in comparison:
+    Here is how the exponential, 'Factorial', and 'Subfactorial' grow in comparison:
     >> LogPlot[{10^x, Factorial[x], Subfactorial[x]}, {x, 0, 25}, PlotPoints->26]
      = -Graphics-
 
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ class Subfactorial(SympyFunction):
     rules = {
         "Subfactorial[elements_List]": "Subfactorial @@ elements",
     }
-    summary_text = "compute the subfactorial (derangment) of a number"
+    summary_text = "compute the subfactorial (derangement) of a number"
     sympy_name = "subfactorial"
 
     def eval(self, element, evaluation):

mathics/builtin/specialfns/orthogonal.py

@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def prepare_sympy(self, elements):
 
 class SphericalHarmonicY(MPMathFunction):
     r"""
-    <url>:Spherical Harmonic https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SphericalHarmonic.html</url> (<url>:mpmath: https://mpmath.org/doc/current/functions/orthogonal.html#mpmath.sperharm</url>, <url>:WMA: https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SphericalHarmonicY.html</url>)
+    <url>:Spherical Harmonic https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SphericalHarmonic.html</url> (<url>:mpmath: https://mpmath.org/doc/current/functions/orthogonal.html#mpmath.spherharm</url>, <url>:WMA: https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SphericalHarmonicY.html</url>)
     <dl>
       <dt>'SphericalHarmonicY'[$l$, $m$, $\theta$, $\phi$]
       <dd>returns the spherical harmonic function $Y_l^m(\theta, \phi)$.

mathics/builtin/string/operations.py

@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ class StringSplit(Builtin):
     >> StringSplit["x", "x"]
      = {}
 
-    Split using a delmiter that has nonzero list of 12's
+    Split using a delimiter that has nonzero list of 12's
     >> StringSplit["12312123", "12"..]
      = {3, 3}
 

mathics/core/expression.py

@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ def is_literal(self) -> bool:
         `is_uncertain_final_definitions()` we don't need a
         `definitions` parameter.
         """
-        # Right now we are pessimisitic. We might consider changing this for
+        # Right now we are pessimistic. We might consider changing this for
         # Lists. Lists definitions can't be changed right?
         return False
         # If we have a List we may do something like:

mathics/doc/structure.py

@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     def gather_doctest_data(self):
         """
-        Populates the documentatation.
+        Populates the documentation.
         (deprecated)
         """
         logging.warning(

mathics/eval/arithfns/basic.py

@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ def eval_Times(*items: BaseElement) -> Optional[BaseElement]:
                     exp,
                 )
                 continue
-        else:
-            item = item
+
         # Otherwise, just append the element...
         elements.append(item)
 

mathics/format/asy_fns.py

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def cubic(p0, p1, p2, p3):
             list(chain(p1, p2, p3))
         )
 
-    def quadratric(qp0, qp1, qp2):
+    def quadratic(qp0, qp1, qp2):
         # asymptote only supports cubic beziers, so we convert this quadratic
         # bezier to a cubic bezier, see http://fontforge.github.io/bezier.html
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def quadratric(qp0, qp1, qp2):
     def linear(p0, p1):
         return "--(%.5g,%.5g)" % p1
 
-    forms = (linear, quadratric, cubic)
+    forms = (linear, quadratic, cubic)
 
     def path(max_degree, p):
         max_degree = min(max_degree, len(forms))