SymPy - Symbolic Mathematics in Python

Overview

SymPy is a Python library for symbolic mathematics that enables exact computation using mathematical symbols rather than numerical approximations. This skill provides comprehensive guidance for performing symbolic algebra, calculus, linear algebra, equation solving, physics calculations, and code generation using SymPy.

Installation

Reviewed against current official documentation and executed with SymPy 1.14.0 on Python 3.13.3 (2026-10-01). Core SymPy requires Python 3.9+; the tested NumPy 2.5.3 / SciPy 1.18.1 stack needs Python 3.12+. SymPy 1.14.0 requires mpmath>=1.1,<1.4; use the compatible 1.3.0, not the newer 1.4.x release. See verification and official sources for coverage.

# Install SymPy using uv
uv pip install "sympy==1.14.0"