I won't have a chance to look at this until after the deadline.

Aaron Meurer

On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Sudhanshu Mishra <[email protected]> wrote:
> Aaron,
>
> I've updated(Added more description about execution and added timeline) my
> proposal on wiki as well as on melange. Please have a look and let me know
> if it looks good.
>
> Sudhanshu Mishra.
>
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 5:12 AM, Aaron Meurer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Yep, I see them. You should be able to edit them up to the deadline.
>>
>> Aaron Meurer
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Sudhanshu Mishra <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> > I've submitted the proposals(PSF and NumFOCUS). Please confirm if it's
>> > visible to you.
>> >
>> > Title: "SymPy: Improving assumptions in SymPy"
>> >
>> > Sudhanshu Mishra
>> >
>> > On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 4:28 AM, Sudhanshu Mishra <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Yeah. I'll submit them right now. I'll keep editing later.
>> >> I'm submitting my proposal to PSF and NumFOCUS only as it is related to
>> >> SymPy only.
>> >>
>> >> Sudhanshu Mishra
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 4:23 AM, Aaron Meurer <[email protected]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Don't forget to submit your proposal in Melange. I don't see it there
>> >>> yet.
>> >>>
>> >>> Aaron Meurer
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Sudhanshu Mishra <[email protected]>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> > Thanks for pointing these out. I'm a bit slow here because of exams.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> You should also mention my approach from
>> >>> >> https://github.com/sympy/sympy/pull/7925 to make the new
>> >>> >> assumptions
>> >>> >> read the old assumptions (add handlers). Also, technically,
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> https://github.com/sympy/sympy/pull/2508/files#diff-e0f95401c86d07d90903363122990de0R227
>> >>> >> is a way of doing this as well. I'm undecided on which of these
>> >>> >> (including adding to global assumptions) is the best. If you have a
>> >>> >> preference, you should argue in the application why you think it's
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> best one.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Seems like a good plan. I've to say that, I also like this(
>> >>> > https://github.com/sympy/sympy/pull/7926
>> >>> > )
>> >>> >  approach.
>> >>> > But it has a blocking issue of weakref issue in the cache.
>> >>> > I'm adding my views on these in my proposal.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> In the execution
>> >>> >> section, can you give your impression of how
>> >>> >> long/hard each item would be (or maybe the timeline is the
>> >>> >> appropriate
>> >>> >> place to do this).
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I though of discussing this with you before writing it. Anyway, I'll
>> >>> > write
>> >>> > it according to me. We can always alter it later.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> What is the difference between "Making API of old assumptions call
>> >>> >> new
>> >>> >> assumptions internally. The target would be to achieve minimum
>> >>> >> ripple
>> >>> >> effect throughout the codebase as the changes are made." and "Once
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> new assumption is ready to handle things, start modifying the
>> >>> >> codebase
>> >>> >> so that expr.is_* syntax calls the new assumptions."?
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > As I've been maintaining two copies of my proposal, this one got
>> >>> > duplicated
>> >>> > while syncing. Sorry about that. I'll remove one of them.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> Regarding the last bullet point, what exactly would the find and
>> >>> >> replace
>> >>> >> be?
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Replacing the use of old assumptions with the new one.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Sudhanshu Mishra
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Aaron Meurer <[email protected]>
>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> You should also mention my approach from
>> >>> >> https://github.com/sympy/sympy/pull/7925 to make the new
>> >>> >> assumptions
>> >>> >> read the old assumptions (add handlers). Also, technically,
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> https://github.com/sympy/sympy/pull/2508/files#diff-e0f95401c86d07d90903363122990de0R227
>> >>> >> is a way of doing this as well. I'm undecided on which of these
>> >>> >> (including adding to global assumptions) is the best. If you have a
>> >>> >> preference, you should argue in the application why you think it's
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> best one.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> In the execution section, can you give your impression of how
>> >>> >> long/hard each item would be (or maybe the timeline is the
>> >>> >> appropriate
>> >>> >> place to do this).
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> What is the difference between "Making API of old assumptions call
>> >>> >> new
>> >>> >> assumptions internally. The target would be to achieve minimum
>> >>> >> ripple
>> >>> >> effect throughout the codebase as the changes are made." and "Once
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> new assumption is ready to handle things, start modifying the
>> >>> >> codebase
>> >>> >> so that expr.is_* syntax calls the new assumptions."?
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Regarding the last bullet point, what exactly would the find and
>> >>> >> replace
>> >>> >> be?
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Aaron Meurer
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 7:52 PM, Sudhanshu Mishra
>> >>> >> <[email protected]>
>> >>> >> wrote:
>> >>> >> > I've updated the wiki. (Still far from complete)
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > Please provide feedback on the matter so far.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > Places to look at:
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > * The Project
>> >>> >> > * Execution
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > Sudhanshu Mishra
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Joachim Durchholz
>> >>> >> > <[email protected]>
>> >>> >> > wrote:
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> Am 22.03.2015 um 01:04 schrieb Aaron Meurer:
>> >>> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Joachim Durchholz
>> >>> >> >>> <[email protected]>
>> >>> >> >>> wrote:
>> >>> >> >>>>
>> >>> >> >>>> Am 21.03.2015 um 19:54 schrieb Aaron Meurer:
>> >>> >> >>>>>>
>> >>> >> >>>>>>
>> >>> >> >>>>>> I do not think the new assumptions should call the old
>> >>> >> >>>>>> assumptions.
>> >>> >> >>>>>> The
>> >>> >> >>>>>> new
>> >>> >> >>>>>> assumptions work by manipulating data structures, not by
>> >>> >> >>>>>> executing
>> >>> >> >>>>>> code.
>> >>> >> >>>>>
>> >>> >> >>>>>
>> >>> >> >>>>> They do execute code. See sympy.assumptions.handlers.
>> >>> >> >>>>
>> >>> >> >>>>
>> >>> >> >>>>
>> >>> >> >>>> Oh. I've been thinking that that was part of the old
>> >>> >> >>>> assumptions
>> >>> >> >>>> system.
>> >>> >> >>>> But what data is the SAT solver working with, then?
>> >>> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >>> Currently, the known_facts
>> >>> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >>> (https://github.com/sympy/sympy/blob/5507c86e70f816f95f87b868615502a44cac5853/sympy/assumptions/ask.py#L329-L377).
>> >>> >> >>> In my branch, everything in that file.  The known_facts are
>> >>> >> >>> what I
>> >>> >> >>> like to call the "free" facts, in that they can be written down
>> >>> >> >>> completely free of the expression they apply to. For instance,
>> >>> >> >>> Implies(Q.positive, Q.real). Facts that depend on the kind of
>> >>> >> >>> expression they apply to (like, if all terms in an Add are
>> >>> >> >>> positive,
>> >>> >> >>> then the whole expression is positive), aren't expressible
>> >>> >> >>> symbolically in the current new assumptions (but they are in
>> >>> >> >>> 2508).
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> Oh, I see.
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> I'd want go full length towards making all rules into data
>> >>> >> >> structures,
>> >>> >> >> no
>> >>> >> >> code execution at all (except for generic code to apply rules,
>> >>> >> >> obviously).
>> >>> >> >> I can't even give a hard reason for that, except that I know
>> >>> >> >> from
>> >>> >> >> experience that data is far easier to analyze and do something
>> >>> >> >> new
>> >>> >> >> and
>> >>> >> >> initially unexpected than code where this is essentially
>> >>> >> >> impossible.
>> >>> >> >> Also,
>> >>> >> >> all solvers that I know work that way.
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> I don't know whether that would be a wise approach for SymPy, or
>> >>> >> >> the
>> >>> >> >> right
>> >>> >> >> thing to do right now.
>> >>> >> >> I'm slightly worried that we might want to go full length to
>> >>> >> >> data-based
>> >>> >> >> solving after we get the SAT solver, and then have *three*
>> >>> >> >> solvers
>> >>> >> >> to
>> >>> >> >> deal
>> >>> >> >> with (because the old assumptions system won't die that
>> >>> >> >> quickly),
>> >>> >> >> so I
>> >>> >> >> still
>> >>> >> >> see a small advantage to going that direction right now.
>> >>> >> >> Downside of "right now" would be "who's going to do it" and
>> >>> >> >> "that's
>> >>> >> >> going
>> >>> >> >> to be even more work"... so I don't know enough to have a real
>> >>> >> >> position
>> >>> >> >> about what's the best way forward.
>> >>> >> >>
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