OpenMaple API for Python

OpenMaple for Python provides an interface between the Maple computer algebra system and a Python program. This is implemented using Python classes and standard interfaces.

Instructions for use

OpenMaple for Python requires an installation of Maple 2023 or later on the same machine. To get this to work, set either an environment variable to specify the location of your Maple installation.

You can set the MAPLE environment variable to point at the root of your Maple installation, for example C:\Program Files\Maple 2024 (on Windows) or /Library/Frameworks/Maple.framework/Versions/2024 (on macOS).

Alternatively, you can set an environment variable to explicitly specify the Maple binary directory. Examples for specific platforms using default installation locations:

• For Windows set PATH to include C:\Program Files\Maple 2024\bin.X86_64_WINDOWS
• For Linux set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include /opt/maple2024/bin.X86_64_LINUX
• For macOS set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH to include /Library/Frameworks/Maple.framework/Versions/2024/bin.APPLE_UNIVERSAL_OSX

Next, launch Python. If using a version of Python other than the one shipped with Maple, ensure it is Python 3.11 or later and that numpy is installed and working.

If OpenMaple is not already in the Python module search path (sys.path), add the directory in which OpenMaple for Python is installed with sys.path.append.

Note: if you wish to use the OpenMaple for Python shipped with Maple, it is located in the directory Python.*/lib under the Maple installation. For example, on Windows:

sys.path.append('C:\\Program Files\\Maple 2024\\Python.X86_64_WINDOWS\\lib')

Once you are certain OpenMaple for Python is installed and in the module search path, do a simple test to check everything is working with

import maple
import maple.namespace as mpl
print( mpl.int( mpl.x ** 2, mpl.x ) )

Licensing

This project is released under the MIT license.

Contributions

This project is maintained by Maplesoft on its Github repot.