SymPy

Spec sheet

What it does

SymPy is a Python library for symbolic mathematics.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.sympy.org

Intended users

The tutorial assumes readers know basic Python and have a decent mathematical background.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.sympy.org

License

The project says SymPy is open-source software released under the modified BSD license.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sympy.org

Core features

Its listed capabilities include polynomial factorization, Gröbner bases, limits, differentiation, integration, and equation solving.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sympy.org

Dependencies

SymPy's dependency guide identifies mpmath as its only hard dependency.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.sympy.org

Installation

The installation guide supports pip, Conda, Linux package managers, nightly wheels, and installation from Git.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.sympy.org

Integration

The SymPy site lists projects using it, including SageMath, Spyder, PyTorch TorchInductor, and Cadabra.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sympy.org

Online use

The project site offers an option to try SymPy online, and its mechanics documentation names SymPy Live and SymPy Gamma.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sympy.org

Operating systems

The installation guide says SymPy can be installed on virtually any computer that supports Python, and documents Linux package-manager installation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.sympy.org

Optional backend

The SymEngine backend is optional and experimental, and the documentation warns that some SymPy functions may not work correctly with it enabled.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.sympy.org

Other modules

SymPy lists modules for plotting, printing, code generation, physics, statistics, combinatorics, number theory, geometry, and logic.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.sympy.org

Project start

The SymPy repository says Ondřej Čertík started the project in 2005.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Symbolic computation

It can simplify expressions, compute derivatives, integrals and limits, solve equations, and work with matrices symbolically.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.sympy.org

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