SymPy
SymPy is a computer algebra system written in pure Python.
About SymPy
SymPy is a computer algebra system written in pure Python. It lets Python users work with symbolic expressions in code, with an isympy console available for interactive use. The project is distributed through PyPI, Anaconda and its GitHub source repository, and its documentation is at docs.sympy.org.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Defines symbols and computes results such as series expansions from Python code
- isympy loads the SymPy namespace and executes common commands
- pip install sympy installs from PyPI
- conda install -c anaconda sympy installs from Anaconda
- A cloned GitHub source tree can be installed with pip install .
- Documentation can be built locally from the doc folder with make html
Best for: Python users who need symbolic mathematics and computer algebra in their code.
SymPy at a glance
- Website
- github.com/sympy/sympy
- Category
- Development › Developer Tools
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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