+ Mathics3
+ A free, open-source alternative to Mathematica®
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- Mathics is licensed under - - GPLv3 and it's developed by an active community of - volunteers. It's source code is freely available at - our GitHub - repository -
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- Mathics is primarily a Python library, which means it can - interact with other Python packages! -
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- Mathics is built to work on multiple clients. The main ones - are - mathicsscript (a GNU-like CLI client) and - - mathics-django (a Django-based web interface). We're also - working on a Jupyter kernel for Mathics -
- Mathics is broken up into a number of pieces in order to - facilitate using the parts of you desire. This can also reduce the - vast number of dependencies to those that you need and the - footprint to run. The pieces are described next with the - component’s OS and Python-package dependencies. + Mathics has a modular design, allowing to reuse parts of it + and run them with tailored dependencies and minimal footprint. +
+ +To run the full Mathics3 suite, a complete Docker image is available at + DockerHub. +
+ +To install everything locally without Docker, use the + Mathics-omnibus Python package + available from the Python package index. +
+ +The pieces that make up Mathics3 are described below, along with their + dependencies, be they system package or Python package dependencies.
-- The Mathics core is required for any work with Mathics. + The Mathics3 Core is required for any work with Mathics3.
If you are developing a non-interactive application written in - Mathics, you may no more than this. + Mathics3, you may need no more than this.
-+ Code repository: mathics-core on GitHub +
+- mathicsscript is a CLI client for Mathics. Some of it's features - include: + mathicsscript is a fancier command-line client for Mathics3. +
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+ + mathicsscript features:
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+ - mathicsscript is a CLI client for Mathics. Some of it's features - mathicsscript can be installed via - PyPI. +
- If you prefer, as many do, browser-based interaction with nicely - formatted graphics and MathML-formatted output, right now there - is a Django-based PyPI package - - Mathics-Django - . + This is webserver with MathML-formatted output + and Three.js graphics.
- Some of its features: +
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+ To use this, you will need Django installed and a browser with + JavaScript enabled.
- -- To use this, you will need Django installed, and a browser with - JavaScript enabled. -
- For more information on how to install Mathics see + For more information on how to install Mathics3 see mathics-development-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing . @@ -211,15 +217,24 @@
Documentation for the Mathics system is provided in the PDF format - (download the - PDF). You can find internal documentation at + (download the + PDF). You can find internal documentation at mathics-development-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/.
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+ - Use the Google groups - - mathics-users for discussions regarding using Mathics. + Use + Mathics3 Kernel discussions .
- Please checkout our contributing guide at - - mathics-development-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developing-code/contributing-developing - . Developers wanted! Please get in touch if you want - to be part of this awesome project. + Please check out our contributing guide at + + https://mathics-development-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/extending/developing-code/contributing-developing.html.
+Developers wanted! Please get in touch if you want to be part of this awesome project.
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+ + As a collection of Python packages, Mathics is intended + to be used as a whole or from other Python packages and code. +
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In the past year we have: +
This is the one minute summary. However in my opinion this doesn't do justice to the huge amount of work behind some of these. So if you have more than a minute here + is an elaboration of some of the bullet items above +
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Significant split-off or new packages/repositories: + +
It is hoped that a number of the above can and will be used + outside of Mathics. Those of note are the Mathematica tables and scanner mathics-scanner, the Graphics3D implementation in + three.js, mathics-threejs-backend, and the syntax highlighter + mathics-pygments. In fact, Symja which is interesting of its own + right, uses or consults some of these.
+ +We are always looking for ways to collaborate with Sage or other open-source projects.
+ +Although what we have now is pretty impressive (and I am amazed we have gotten this far), we should not give the impression that Mathics3 is anywhere complete.
+ +Here is what we are working on and what I hope to see accomplished over the next year: + +
We could use lots of help in just about every aspect. Please help out! If you are not a Python programmer, that"e;s okay. Here are some areas outside of Python programming where you could help: + +
Last, and most important, I would like to mention and offer great thanks to those who have been a part of the Mathics3 team which has done all of the things above. Without these people we would have been stuck back a decade ago in 2011.
+ +What has happened and will happen is not without a lot effort, work and a dedication to making Mathics3 better. Special thanks to:
+ +A full list of people who have contributed can be found here.
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