Questions on Mathematica packages, which are self-contained bundles of Mathematica code that add new functions and other functionality.
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How to work with Application Project files in Wolfram Workbench?
I have figured out that in a basic project I simply have to call the main package (m file) from the notebook using
<<nameofmfile`
and then the notebook ...
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What's the difference between these two ways of specifying dependent packages?
What's the difference between these two ways of specifying dependent packages?
Method 1:
BeginPackage["foo`bar`", {"xxx`", "yyy`"}]
Method 2:
...
6
votes
1answer
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Load Mathematica packages from the network
Is it possible to load packages (.m) directly from the network (http, https) without installing it locally?
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What's reliable way of finding declared but undefined functions/symbols in several interrelated packages?
I have many packages some of which use some of others. I have many symbols defined in them. Is there a reliable way of finding declared/exported but undefined functions/symbols in several ...
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Creating a package of special plots
In my work as a math teacher, I create lots of graphs to illustrate ideas.
I have lots of math books and will often try to duplicate a particular style of graph.
Below, one very simple example, ...
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1answer
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CycleIndex in v8
If I type
?CycleIndex
I get
Information::notfound: Symbol CycleIndex not found. >>
If I then type
...
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Examples of (well coded) packages using custom notation
Which packages do you know of, that have the following properties:
using custom notation (for input AND output would be preferable)
well coded & designed (from your subjective perspective!)
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0answers
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Parsing subscripts when loading package files via the FrontEnd
I am working on some code, and have found it easier to use a Mathematica package because
it is easier to run via command-line (lightweight)
it allows for easier source versioning (Git), and
it ...
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votes
2answers
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Loading custom notation on startup without showing the Notation palette
I was creating some custom notations using the Notation package and it works fine.
I put it in my default personal package, and it loads fine on Mathematica's startup.
To make it complete I need just ...
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2answers
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How do I compute sidereal time and JD?
There was once a package that provided a wide range of functions for computing astronomical information. This package now appears to be out of date; but as near as I can tell, many of the useful ...
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votes
0answers
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Package for voting systems
Is there a mathematica package that implements common voting systems (like IRV where voters will rank the candidates)?
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votes
1answer
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What is the purpose of Dump contexts?
Motivation
I've been trolling through some internal code, trying to glean design practices WRI developers employ when extending Mathematica using top-level code.
During my ...
2
votes
1answer
121 views
Not able to load the package in CDF
I am facing a problem in loading the package. My code is working in Mathematica but after deploying it into CDF, it is unable to ...
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2answers
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Is Package development (via InitializationCells) compatible with creating new Notations (via MakeExpressions)?
Can new (lower-level) notations be readily used within package code?
There are a few notational additions that might improve my code base but I'm not sure if these will end up being more trouble than ...
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2answers
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Mathematica vs. $\LaTeX$? Replacement for Legacy “Authoring Tools” package?
I'd rather write in Mathematica than in $\LaTeX$, but it's not really practical, especially for big works (> 100 pages) without good tooling. I'm just starting to look into what's available for big ...
2
votes
2answers
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What is the best way for an application to provide customisation options for the user?
Suppose that an application needs to be configured specifically for a user's system. e.g. the application needs to be told the location of certain data directories. What is the best way to provide ...
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votes
2answers
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How to properly remove the CUDAResources paclet?
I have Mathematica 8.0.0.0 installed on my Mac, and while I tried to see what it could do with CUDA, it downloaded a large directory (~1 GB) named ...
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votes
2answers
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Globally loading packages while using a CellGroup as the default context
I have a notebook I wish to set up where the sections are conceptually related to each other. But, I wish to isolate them from each other programmatically, so that they do not interfere with one ...
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votes
1answer
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How do I create and use Mathematica packages?
I have created a package following the tutorial in Mathematica 8 virtual book. However this tutorial is quite, let's call it, "short". I have a TestPackage.m file:
...
6
votes
1answer
181 views
How to provide your own example data for a custom package?
A nice feature of the mathematica documentation is the copious use of ExampleData in illustrating functionality. I would like to provide some example data for a ...
6
votes
1answer
87 views
Importing parts of Packages
Some programming languages offer the possibility of importing a single function from a library, as in
from x import y
I'm looking to import only one function ...
3
votes
1answer
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How to make a package for buttons
I am trying to make a Package for a piece of code though it's not needed here as it is very small. But my actual code here is a little bit different from that ...
2
votes
1answer
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Installing Mathematica's package in Linux
I copied the package folder (ProPac, http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~hgk22/software/ProPac/ProPac.html) in $UserBaseDirectory/Applications in Linux mint.
But when I ...
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votes
2answers
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Two x-axis with different units connected by function using CustomTicks
I am trying to make a plot of some photoluminescence data, where wavelength is on the x-axis, and intensity is on the y-axis. Also, I would like to have the graph boxed, with the upper x-axis having ...
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How to automatically load package in Player Pro by making backup files of init.m?
I dont know whether I am asking the right question or not but I am curious to know whether we can automatically load the package in ...
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0answers
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Package autoloading not working in CDF and Player Pro
I have made a package
BeginPackage["top`"]
t[x_]:=MessageDialog["This is top"]
t1[x_]:=MessageDialog["This is top1"]
EndPackage[]
and used the code of this ...
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1answer
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How can I load packages automatically after reopening Mathematica [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Automatically load packages at startup
I have made two packages "Package1" and "Package2". Package2 calls Package1. it works fine.But everytime I am reopening ...
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How to abbreviate context names?
It's convenient to abbreviate often-used function names, eg Dim = Dimension.
Is it possible to abbreviate long context symbols, e.g. Combinatorica when the context ...
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vote
1answer
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Recovering vertex names from Combinatorica Graph
According to WRI tech support:
Combinatorica functionality is not technically deprecated,
though it is our hope that future versions of Mathematica will subsume it
entirely by incorporating its ...
7
votes
2answers
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Automatically load packages at startup
I'm a physics student and I try to simplify my day with Mathematica. Every time I use Mathematica I need Div[], Grad[], ...
15
votes
1answer
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Mathematica package manager
I want to bundle up a Mathematica package that I've written and distribute it as open source. It has a couple of dependencies that I'd like to automatically download independently from my package as ...
2
votes
1answer
155 views
Using header files
I have a piece of code I keep using in new notebooks over and over again and I have to copy and paste it in each new notebook. Problem arises: if I update the code in one file I have to manually do ...
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votes
1answer
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FeynArts not working properly
So I have installed all FeynArts folders (from 3.5 to 3.7) with FeynCalc 8.0.1., and none of it is working properly :\
First I load the path to specific FeynArts package (3.5 for instance), then, by:
...
7
votes
1answer
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Mathematica File Organization
Last year I asked how to integrate notebooks to the documentation center in stackoverflow. Back then I was only interested in seeing those notebook and being able to search for them. Unfortunately, it ...
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Defining functions in stylesheets
Is there a way to define functions in a stylesheet? So far I have managed to write my stylesheets without the need to use my own custom functions or definitions. For instance, maybe I have some color ...
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votes
1answer
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What replaced ListWaveform?
My old Mathematica code used ListWaveform to produce a sound file from a table of amplitudes and frequencies; this seems to no longer exist. What replaced it?
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3answers
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How can I return private members of a Mathematica package as the output of package functions without the “PackageName`Private`” prefix?
I have created a Mathematica package that manipulates various types of input physics data into a common form of output data for further analysis. To make this process more efficient and manageable, I ...
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votes
1answer
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Support for Multidimensional Scaling (MDS)?
Does mathematica support MDS? Or, are there any libraries that support it?
Basically, I have points and a distance function defined between them, and I want to plot them in 2D space, trying to ...
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Mathematica “prelude”
Is there any way to have the functions from a mathematica file be loaded on startup?
For example, in this excellent answer, Jens helps me out and gives me some functions for creating legends for ...
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votes
1answer
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How to execute a function in the package from java?
I use Wolfram Workbench 2.0.
I can get a KernelLink object and evaluate some simple expressions like "2+2". But I don't know how to export a package and execute ...
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votes
1answer
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Time-frequency analysis beyond wavelets
What possibilities are there for time-frequency analysis in Mathematica beyond wavelet decomposition? I could not even find a simple STFT.
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Gaussian processes for machine learning [closed]
What solutions are there for Gaussian process regression and classification in Mathematica? Examples are gratefully received.
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1answer
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Preserving indentation when creating a new line (when editing in a package)
Background:
This is the third question in a row of questions about how to make editing packages in the front-end much more bearable (the other two are here and here). It seems that the front end is ...
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3answers
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How to load a package without naming conflicts?
This question applies to any package, but I encountered this problem while working with graphs.
There are symbols in the Combinatorica package (such as ...
9
votes
1answer
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Package automated way of ReadProtecting all symbols
My template for building packages has, at the end, the following expression that automatically ReadProtects all symbols defined in my ...
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0answers
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What exactly does AddTeX2Eps do and how does one use it?
What exactly is Janko Slavic's addon package AddTeX2Eps supposed to do, and exactly how does one get it to work?
I do understand it's supposed to allow one to use TeX ...
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votes
1answer
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What is the proper method to load a Mathematica package inside a DynamicModule
I have a DynamicModule that requires loading of Mathematica packages. The usual methods do not seem to apply (...
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Listing the functions defined in a package
Assume that I know a package's (Context?) name that is loaded. Now I want to list the functions defined in this package. How can I do it?
I remember that I found a way once, but I cannot re-find it. ...
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1answer
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How to properly DumpSave & Get Global`s symbols inside packages while not touching Global context?
For efficiency reasons I prefer to use DumpSave instead of Save.
For ease of access I prefer to save symbols in ...
