Python : Table of Contents

• Python -- interface to Python
  • Python tutorial: creating a virtual environment and installing NumPy
  • Python tutorial: plotting the twisted cubic with Matplotlib
  • pythonValue -- execute Python source code from a string
  • pythonRunScript -- execute a sequence of Python statements
  • runSimpleString -- execute Python source code from a string in __main__
  • setupVirtualEnvironment -- set up a virtual environment
  • pipInstall -- install a Python package
  • installNumPyMethods -- install NumPy methods
  • import -- import a Python module
  • PythonObject -- a Python object
    • toPython -- convert Macaulay2 things to Python objects
    • value(PythonObject) -- convert python objects to Macaulay2 things
    • toFunction -- convert callable python objects to Macaulay2 functions
    • addPyToM2Function -- convenience function for adding value hooks
    • toString(PythonObject) -- readable string representation of a python object
    • toExternalString(PythonObject) -- unambiguous string representation of a python object
    • PythonObject _ Thing -- get elements of python sequences
    • PythonObject _ Thing = Thing -- set elements of mutable python sequences
    • length(PythonObject) -- returns the length of a python object
    • isMember(PythonObject,PythonObject) -- test membership in a python object
    • delete(Thing,PythonObject) -- delete elements from mutable python sequences
    • iterator(PythonObject) -- get iterator of iterable python object
    • next(PythonObject) -- retrieve the next item from a python iterator
    • objectType -- type of a python object
    • PythonObject @@ Thing -- get an attribute of a python object
    • PythonObject @@? Thing -- whether a python object has an attribute
    • PythonObject @@ Thing = Thing -- set an attribute of a python object
    • PythonObject + PythonObject -- add Python objects
      • PythonObject += Thing -- augmented addition of Python objects
    • PythonObject - PythonObject -- subtract Python objects
      • PythonObject -= Thing -- augmented subtraction of Python objects
    • PythonObject * PythonObject -- multiply Python objects
      • PythonObject *= Thing -- augmented multiplication of Python objects
    • PythonObject @ PythonObject -- matrix multiplication of Python objects
      • PythonObject @= Thing -- augmented matrix multiplication of Python objects
    • PythonObject / PythonObject -- true division of Python objects
      • PythonObject /= Thing -- augmented true division of Python objects
    • PythonObject // PythonObject -- floor division of Python objects
      • PythonObject //= Thing -- augmented floor division of Python objects
    • PythonObject % PythonObject -- the modulo operator for Python objects
      • PythonObject %= Thing -- augmented modulo operator for Python objects
    • quotientRemainder(PythonObject,PythonObject) -- get the quotient and remainder when dividing Python objects
    • PythonObject ^ PythonObject -- exponentiation of Python objects
      • PythonObject ^= Thing -- augmented exponentiation for Python objects
    • abs(PythonObject) -- absolute value of a python object
    • PythonObject << PythonObject -- the left shift operator for Python objects
      • PythonObject <<= Thing -- augmented left shift for Python objects
    • PythonObject >> PythonObject -- the right shift operator for Python objects
      • PythonObject >>= Thing -- augmented right shift for Python objects
    • PythonObject & PythonObject -- bitwise conjunction of Python objects
      • PythonObject &= Thing -- augmented bitwise conjunction of Python objects
    • PythonObject | PythonObject -- bitwise disjunction of Python objects
      • PythonObject |= Thing -- augmented bitwise disjunction of Python objects
    • PythonObject ^^ PythonObject -- bitwise exclusive disjunction of Python objects
      • PythonObject ^^= Thing -- augmented bitwise exclusive disjunction of Python objects
    • PythonObject ~ -- bitwise negation of a python object
    • PythonObject and PythonObject -- logical conjunction of Python objects
    • PythonObject or PythonObject -- logical disjunction of Python objects
    • PythonObject xor PythonObject -- logical exclusive disjunction of Python objects
    • not PythonObject -- logical negation of a python object
    • PythonObject ? PythonObject -- compare Python objects
    • PythonObject == PythonObject -- equality of Python objects
    • ?? PythonObject -- null coalescing operator for Python objects
    • binomial(PythonObject,PythonObject) -- binomial coefficient for Python objects
    • PythonObject ! -- factorial of a Python object
    • gcd(PythonObject,PythonObject) -- greatest common divisor of Python objects
    • lcm(PythonObject,PythonObject) -- least common multiple of Python objects
    • ceiling(PythonObject) -- ceiling of a python object
    • floor(PythonObject) -- floor of a python object
    • remainder(PythonObject,PythonObject) -- remainder of python objects
    • round(PythonObject,PythonObject) -- round a python object
    • truncate(PythonObject) -- truncate a python object
    • isFinite(PythonObject) -- whether a Python object is finite
    • isInfinite(PythonObject) -- whether a Python object is infinite
    • exp(PythonObject) -- exponential of a python object
    • expm1(PythonObject) -- exponential minus one of a python object
    • log(PythonObject,PythonObject) -- logarithm of a python object
    • log1p(PythonObject) -- logarithm plus one of a python object
    • sqrt(PythonObject) -- square root of a python object
    • acos(PythonObject) -- arc cosine of a python object
    • asin(PythonObject) -- arc sine of a python object
    • atan(PythonObject) -- arc tangent of a python object
    • atan2(PythonObject,PythonObject) -- arc tangent of quotient of python objects
    • cos(PythonObject) -- cosine of a python object
    • sin(PythonObject) -- sine of a python object
    • tan(PythonObject) -- tangent of a python object
    • acosh(PythonObject) -- inverse hyperbolic cosine of a python object
    • asinh(PythonObject) -- inverse hyperbolic sine of a python object
    • atanh(PythonObject) -- inverse hyperbolic tangent of a python object
    • cosh(PythonObject) -- hyperbolic cosine of a python object
    • sinh(PythonObject) -- hyperbolic sine of a python object
    • tanh(PythonObject) -- hyperbolic tangent of a python object
    • erf(PythonObject) -- error function of a python object
    • erfc(PythonObject) -- complementary error function of a python object
    • Gamma(PythonObject) -- gamma function of a python object
    • lngamma(PythonObject) -- natural logarithm of the gamma function of a python object
  • PythonContext -- persistent Python execution environment
    • PythonContext _ String -- get value of variable in a python context
    • listSymbols(PythonContext) -- get a table of all the variables and their values in a python context
    • use(PythonContext) -- install variables from a python context
  • help(PythonObject) -- documentation for python object
  • pythonHelp -- run Python's interactive help utility