On Mar 18, 2011, at 11:51 PM, Tim Lahey wrote: > On 03-19-2011, at 1:29 AM, Aaron S. Meurer wrote: > >> >> Yes, I think it should. I would put such a project—one that removes the old >> assumptions and replaces them with the new—as top priority for SymPy, >> because there are so many things (like the Cython core) that are blocked on >> it, not to mention the fact that the new assumptions have the potential to >> be vastly superior to the old ones. >> > > If I were to do a project on the assumptions, I'd probably need a fair bit of > assistance since I don't know really know the topic. However, I'm fairly good > a theory, so pointers to appropriate books/papers would be a good start if I > did that.
Well, if you don't feel comfortable doing that project, don't feel pressured into doing it. I think the plotting idea is also something that is pretty important for SymPy. > >>> >>> As an alternate project, I was thinking about plotting. What back ends do >>> people want? I'm guessing pyglet and matplotlib, but what else? I think >>> ASCII art would be a bit tricky since you'd have to develop a whole new >>> plotting back end rather than just interfacing with one. >> >> I think those are the most important. ASCII art would be cool, but probably >> too much work if a library doesn't already exist, and also less useful >> nowadays when most systems have a windowing system (I think Maple's ASCII >> art plots date back to the days when this was not the case). Also, you >> should look at integrating it well with IPython's new QT console (Brian >> Granger can tell you more about this). >> >> What really needs to be done is to create a good system that lets you plug >> in any (Python) plotting system with minimal work. >> > > That's certainly what I'd like to see as well. > >> By the way, you should be aware that we require all applicants to submit at >> least one patch that is reviewed and pushed in. I didn't see your name in >> the git log, so you should do this. > > I've done work related to Sage before. I'm looking through the issues > tracker. > > I have code to do Euler-Lagrange equations that I wrote in Maple that should > be fairly simple to add to sympy, if people are interested. > > Cheers, > > Tim. Yes, I remember you posting your Maple code on the list a while back. I think many people would indeed find that useful. Aaron Meurer -- 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.
