Features:

• Extensive online documentation

• Integrated graphics, via three.js, and MathML mathematics output

• Notebook-like sessions

Note: in the future we intend to also proved a Jupyter-like interface.

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Installing

This package needs a working Mathics3, the core engine, installed as well as a recent version of Django. For Django, you will need mysql or mariadb installed, since that is where worksheets are stored.

See the Installing Mathics for instructions on installing Mathics3.

If you are a novice at installing Python packages, consider using either a pre-built OS package if available under “Packaging status” above, or the mathics docker image.

apt install default-libmysqlclient-dev.

pip install Mathics-Django

make install

Running

This is a Django project, so Dango’s manage.py script used.

A simple way to start Mathics Django when GNU make is installed (which is the case on most POSIX systems):

make runserver

Underneath this runs the Python program manage.py in mathics_django directory.

To get a list of the available commands, type python mathics_django/manage.py help. To get help on a specific command give that command at the end. For example two commands that are useful are the runserver and testserver commands. python mathics_django/manage.py help runserver will show options in running the Django server.

Once the server is started you will see a URL listed that lookss like this:

Starting development server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/
Quit the server with CONTROL-C.

Point your browser to the URL listed above. Here it is http://127.0.0.1:8000

Contributing

Please feel encouraged to contribute to Mathics! Create your own fork, make the desired changes, commit, and make a pull request.

License

Mathics-Django is released under the GNU General Public License Version 3 (GPL3).