computer algebra packages

[Fernando Perez]

Rahul wrote:

> 
> Hi.
> The reason is simple enough. I plan to do some academic research
> related to computer algebra for which i need some package which i can
> call as a library. Since i am not going to use the package
> myself..(rather my program will)..it will be helpful to have a python
> package since i wanted to write the thing in python. if none is
> available then probably i will need to work on an interface to some
> package written in some other language or work in that language itself.

I've heard of people writing a Python MathLink interface to Mathematica, which
essentially turns Mathematica into a Python module.  But I don't have any
references handy, sorry, and as far as I remember it was done as a private
contract.  But it's doable.

Cheers,

f