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by sandGorgon 3727 days ago
Question - have you tried using anything like symPy directly. I'm curious to know your opinion (clearly a power user) of how it would compare.
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Yes, I've tried SageMath, which is said to build on sympy as well as numpy, scipy, R, maxima, and other math related projects. It's really quite capable considering that it is an open source project. It supports notebooks, like Mathematica, and the programming is done in Python, which is much more widely known that the Mathematica programming language. I like it's wide open nature and the programming in Python. However, there are still some rough spots where the different technologies come together. Mathematica on the other hand is expensive but it is very polished.

SageMath, http://www.sagemath.org, is perfect for those that can't afford Mathematica or want to leverage their existing knowledge of Python. It solves the Fresnel Integral too. Please consider supporting the SageMath project.