The reason is basically described in the commit message. See http://code.google.com/p/sympy/issues/detail?id=1379.
I didn't realize that both numpy and scipy import test(). I'm OK to put it back, if others agree, because you make a good point. By the way, I found the issue number by opening GitX and commit https://github.com/sympy/sympy/commit/5bd2e4697828f60a920ef48c6797fa30b9def947. Aaron Meurer On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 11:37 PM, Ondrej Certik <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I noticed that sympy.test() was removed by this commit: > > https://github.com/sympy/sympy/commit/5c3bea3f43115911845c5ad8b1e6a92253c3ba91 > > but from the commit log it is not clear to me why. I also tried to > search the mailinglist, but didn't find anything. numpy.test(), as > well as scipy.test() is a simple way to test the whole package. > SymPy used to work the same way, it is easy to remember and so on. And > it is very useful to test, that sympy actually works, after it is > being installed (when you can't use the "./setup.py test" anymore). > > What was the reason to remove it? Maybe because it slows down the > import time (this can be solved by lazy importing)? Unless there is > some very good reason, I would vote to move it back. Let me know what > you think. > > Ondrej > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
