The ast module is similar, and we could certainly reuse that for the symbolic representation of python (in fact it's already been started somewhat). The limitation of ast is that it only supports python.
On Saturday, 4 May 2013 05:46:57 UTC+10, Stefan Krastanov wrote: > > Have you looked at the AST python module? > > On 3 May 2013 21:35, Angus Griffith <16s...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Inspiration: in Mathematica there's SymbolicC that just represents > language > > constructs (without applying semantics yet). > > > > The symbolic representation acts as follows: > > > > external execution <- other language <-> symbolic representation <-> > sympy > > translation -> sympy execution > > > > The symbolic representation is a Sympy object that represents some > language > > expression of python, Mathematica, Sympy, LaTeX etc. > > > > Each representation would be equipped with two important methods, one > for > > translation to Sympy and one for translation to it's own language. > > > > For example the python expression '1 + 2' would be parsed to a symbolic > > expression of python_add(python_int(1), python_int(2)). Calling > .to_sympy() > > on this object would generate the Sympy expression Add(S(1), S(2)) which > > then evaluates to S(3). The important thing is that it works in the > other > > direction too! > > > > Credit for this idea goes to @poescko. > > > > (We came up this idea only slightly too late for my GSOC proposal). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "sympy" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to sympy+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to sy...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en-US. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
