Welcome to SymPy’s documentation!

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SymPy is a Python library for symbolic mathematics. If you are new to SymPy, start with the introductory tutorial.

This is the central page for all of SymPy’s documentation.


Installation

Instructions on how to install SymPy.

Tutorials

Tutorials are the best place to start for anyone new to SymPy or one of SymPy’s features.

How-to Guides

How-to guides are step-by-step instructions on how to do specific tasks.

Explanations

Explanations provide in-depth discussions about select SymPy features. These topic guides talk about things like the motivation behind design decisions, technical implementation details, and opinionated recommendations.

API Reference

The API reference is a detailed description of the SymPy API. Every SymPy function and class is enumerated here with detailed information on what each function does.

Contributing

The contributing guide goes over the details necessary to contribute to SymPy.