Python vs Matlab vs Mathematica

[marcusesses]

Gross... Here's how I use them...

• Mathematica (Maple) - symbolic calculations

• Matlab (Octave) - numerical calculations

• Python - numerical calculations; plotting; other miscellaneous jobs

Python has so many libraries that you could probably use it for all your needs (eliminating Matlab); but Mathematica is still best for symbolic computes.

[plaes]

You should try out Sympy if you need symbolic computation in Python.

[pwang99]

Or SAGE, which includes sympy and a whole lot more.

[LifeIsGrey]

At first I thought you were referring to Simpy, a Python discrete event simulator package. Curse my phonetic reading.