I see you are using Python 3.0.1. I'm not sure SymPy is ready for Python 3 yet. Just stick to last Python 2 version (currently 2.6.2) and hopefully everything will be alright.
Roberto. On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:46, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > This might be a duplicate post---I sent something a few minutes ago > but I might not have had a subject line....did not see post come up.. > > I am teaching a course in using software to do mathematics and have > been discussing Python. > I would like to present this to the class but cannot get to first > base. > > I have done some Python programing but never used sympy. > > I just today downloaded sympy-0.6.4. > > In idle on Windows I get: > > Python 3.0.1 (r301:69561, Feb 13 2009, 20:04:18) [MSC v.1500 32 bit > (Intel)] on win32 > Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information. >>>> from sympy import Symbol, cos > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module> > from sympy import Symbol, cos > File "C:\Python30\lib\site-packages\sympy\__init__.py", line 23, in > <module> > from sympy.core import * > File "C:\Python30\lib\site-packages\sympy\core\__init__.py", line 21 > exec '%s = _cls()' % (_n) > ^ > SyntaxError: invalid syntax >>>> > > and very similar result from command line on Windows or in Linux---the > slight difference is where the carat is. > > exec '%s = _cls()' % (_n) > ^ > > Dennis Roseman > Department of Mathematics > University of Iowa > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
