On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 7:25 AM, Hazem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I had a look at the matlab.py interface that you wrote. Scilab is very
> similar to Matlab and Octave so it made sense to look at those
> interfaces first.
>
> After a first reading, I have to say i didn't have a clue at what was
> going on. I think this is mostly due to my unfamiliarity with Python,
> and secondarily due to my unfamiliarity with the design of interfaces.
>
> So I'm really starting (almost) from scratch here. If it was simply a
> matter of replacing all references to matlab or matlab-related
> commands or strings with their scilab equivalents, then I suppose I
> could try it, but then, if it was that easy why would you need me to
> write the interface? I have a feeling there's more to it than that.
It might be that easy... you might be one of the first ever scilab + sage
users.
> I will continue to look at the problem, and since I wanted to learn
> Python anyway I guess this problem and using sage are good ways to
> start. Again, don't wait for me if anybody wants to do it themselves.
Definitely take your time and learn Python. It's worth the effort, and
will serve you well.
> Hazem
>
>
> On Oct 15, 3:34 am, "William Stein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Hazem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> > Interesting...there's an opportunity for me to contribute ro Sage.
>> > Very exciting!
>> > I'll have a look at your attempt, William.
>>
>> > In the meantime, can anyone direct me to a comparison between REDUCE
>> > and Mathematica, Maple, MuPAD, Axiom, or Maxima or some of the other
>> > familiar packages? I haven't found anything like that. It will help
>> > provide me with motivation for learning REDUCE. From what i could
>> > gather so far from the REDUCE documentation, it seems quite
>> > impressive, and since there's a free version available for download
>> > (the pay version is relatively affordable), it would be expecially
>> > suited for inclusion as an optional package in Sage ("optional"
>> > because although there is a free download version, and the full source
>> > is viewable, it is not GPL-free i believe).
>>
>> > Unfortunately, as I have stated in an earlier posting, I work mostly
>> > with numerical analysis and simulation (Matlab/Scilab/LabVIEW), so a
>>
>> I think there is also no Sage <--> Scilab interface either. Would you
>> possibly be interested in writing one?
>>
>> William
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > diversion into REDUCE (and Sage, for that matter) will be done on my
>> > free time, and it may take me a while before I am in a position to
>> > write an interface, if ever, so don't wait for me if you feel like
>> > doing it yourself!
>>
>> > regards,
>>
>> > Hazem
>>
>> > On Oct 14, 2:10 am, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> John Cremona wrote:
>> >> > I think it would be impossible to write an interface to a package you
>> >> > do not (yet) know. Any Sage-REDUCE interface should be written by
>> >> > someone who knows REDUCE very well. They possibly do not need to know
>> >> > Sage so well.
>>
>> >> > John Cremona
>>
>> >> I agree with the above. Unfortunately, the intersection of Sage and
>> >> REDUCE users is as far as I know empty. Thus Hazem I hope you will
>> >> learn REDUCE "very well", so you can write a Sage/REDUCE interface.
>>
>> >> I made an attempt at this a while ago -- it's in the file
>> >> devel/sage/sage/interfaces/reduce.py
>> >> included in every copy of Sage. I didn't know reduce at all,
>> >> so didn't get so far.
>>
>> >> You can try what is there and maye get somewhere...
>>
>> >> sage: import sage.interfaces.reduce as r
>> >> sage: r.reduce('2+2')
>> >> boom?
>>
>> >> William
>>
>> >> > 2008/10/13 Hazem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>> >> >> Hi William,
>>
>> >> >> I am interested in learning REDUCE by using the Sage interface. I
>> >> >> don't know if it is a requirement to know REDUCE beforehand, or how
>> >> >> well, in order to be able to write the interface. Also, I am a
>> >> >> beginning user of Sage and my Python skills are rudimentary, although
>> >> >> I have a feeling I could pick it up quickly.
>>
>> >> >> Another reason I posted the question was because I have a physicist
>> >> >> friend who asked me if he could use REDUCE and Sage together.
>>
>> >> >> So to answer your question, I would do it if it seemed easy enough for
>> >> >> me :)
>>
>> >> >> With my respects and admiration for your work,
>>
>> >> >> Hazem
>>
>> >> >> On Oct 13, 3:03 am, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> >>> Hazem wrote:
>>
>> >> >>>> Does anyone know how to use the REDUCE algebra package in SAGE? is it
>> >> >>>> even possible yet?
>> >> >>> It is not possible yet. Are you interested in writing a Sage/REDUCE
>> >> >>> interface?
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