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 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 ...
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2answers
354 views
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[], ...
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3answers
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Differential geometry add-ons for Mathematica
I need a differential geometry tool for Mathematica. Is there any add-on?
Unfortunately, Mathematica does not include such functionality or I can not find it.
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1answer
360 views
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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3answers
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How to distribute proprietary Mathematica code
If I want to make package-code completely unreadable, in a way that the end-user can only call my functions, but has no way to re-engineer my definitions, how would I do that?
I know I can use ...
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3answers
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Custom package development: Basic steps
Every once in a while, I write a generic function that I use quite often for months to come. However, package development in Mathematica is not very well documented from what I can tell, and I was not ...
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2answers
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What are recommended guidelines for developing packages?
This might be of general interest – I have different questions regarding naming conventions, contexts, subcontexts, shadowing, etc., but I do feel that they are closely related, thus I don't really ...
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4answers
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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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1answer
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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 ...
6
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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 ...
16
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2answers
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Automated testing for compatibility with older Mathematica versions
I have several packages which I actively develop and maintain. I try to stay up to date with new releases of Mathematica and usually update within a couple of months of a new version coming out. As a ...
18
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2answers
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What is a “Paclet”?
I often see references to "paclets", for example the PacletManager` context, the PacletInfo.m file in some packages and next to ...
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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:
...
13
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1answer
461 views
Installing CRAN Packages
When I install RLink:
Needs["RLink`"]
InstallR[]
then evaluate the command
...
12
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1answer
240 views
Creating a R DataFrame like construct in Mathematica
I kept getting my data mixed up so I decided to see if I could construct a package adding a R DataFrame like construct to Mathematica. I managed to cobble something together that sort of works, but ...
11
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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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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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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 ...
10
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2answers
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How to unload automatically loaded packages?
I know that this has been discussed here (How do I clear all user defined symbols?), but my case is somewhat different. How does one unload packages during runtime that were loaded with the start of ...
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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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2answers
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Why is JLink loaded every time I start Mathematica?
When I start a Mathematica 8 session (either command line or with the notebook front end), I notice that there are several packages that have already been loaded for me (using ...
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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 ...
8
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1answer
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user defined functions, how to save them for future use?
I need certain user defined functions over and over. I was wondering how can I define and where and how to save them such that each time I start a notebook, these functions are available and need not ...
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1answer
755 views
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:
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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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How safe is Encode?
How safe is an encoded package (using locked, etc)?
If I don't specify a personal key, I understand that the encoding key must be somewhere in the Mathematica program itself, and so it is not a ...
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2answers
988 views
How to install packages?
This is always a problem when I distribute my packages to colleagues working on different platforms. I have my packages installed into a private directory and I autoload some of them when Mathematica ...
11
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1answer
183 views
Can Wolfram's Player Pro use proprietary packages?
A few entwined/related questions:
Can Wolfram's Player Pro use proprietary packages?
I have searched Wolfram's site pages on Player Pro and don't see anything that provides a clear answer to this ...
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2answers
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How to make a parallel auto-generated .m package from Initialization cells?
according to the documentation at ref/InitializationCell,
When you first save a notebook that contains initialization cells, you have the option to make a ...
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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 ...
11
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4answers
316 views
Strategies for avoiding and handling shadowing
When dealing with namespaces in Mathematica (BeginPackage, $ContextPath ...) one is unavoidably confronted with the problem of ...
10
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1answer
330 views
Using a different R version with RLink
I wish to use a different version of R than what is provided by Mathematica 9. For example, I want to use the Macports version of R, where R_HOME is ...
9
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1answer
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FiniteFields package is very slow. Any fast substitute for Mathematica?
I want to compute the inverse of matrix, say with dimensions $100 \times 100$, defined over a large finite field extension such as $GF(2^{120})$. I am using the package FiniteFields, but Mathematica's ...
8
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2answers
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Problem with PlayerPro recognizing a proprietary package
This question follows on from my earlier question Can Wolfram's Player Pro Use Proprietary Packages.
That question appeared to have established that, yes, PlayerPro can use proprietary packages.
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6
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3answers
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How to program a F::argx message?
How useful is it to program a user-built function in a package to produce a red warning message F::argx if you give the wrong number of arguments to that function? ...
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1answer
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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 ...
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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:
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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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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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Images in package Not visible
I want to make a package where some variables are initialized to images. but when i save the package, all images are in the form of ImageData that are very long. ...
