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python3.pkgs.wolframclient: init at 1.1.2 #83892

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@doronbehar doronbehar commented Mar 31, 2020

Motivation for this change

Include Wolfram's Mathematica client library - https://github.com/WolframResearch/WolframClientForPython .

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I'm not sure this actually runs, I got the tests going using pytestCheckHook

self = <[AttributeError("'WolframKernelController' object has no attribute '_state_lock'") raised in repr()] WolframKernelController object at 0x7ffff5867d50>
kernel = None, initfile = None, consumer = None, kernel_loglevel = 20
stdin = -1, stdout = -1, stderr = -1, kwargs = {}

    def __init__(
        self,
        kernel=None,
        initfile=None,
        consumer=None,
        kernel_loglevel=logging.NOTSET,
        stdin=PIPE,
        stdout=PIPE,
        stderr=PIPE,
        **kwargs
    ):
        self.id = _thread_counter()
        super().__init__(name="wolfram-kernel-%i" % self.id)

        self.kernel = kernel or self.default_kernel_path()

        if self.kernel:

            if not os.isfile(self.kernel):
                raise WolframKernelException("Kernel not found at %s." % self.kernel)

            if not os.access(self.kernel, os.X_OK):
                raise WolframKernelException("Cannot execute kernel %s." % self.kernel)

        else:
            raise WolframKernelException(
>               "Cannot locate a kernel automatically. Please provide an explicit kernel path."
            )
E           wolframclient.exception.WolframKernelException: Cannot locate a kernel automatically. Please provide an explicit kernel path.

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the package should probably be patched so that the correct kernel can be called.

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Hmm that makes sense but that would make this package depend unconditionally on mathematica which is unfree and requires a license. This isn't right if you ask me since it is possible to use this package with a "cloud" session - which requires a different license, see https://reference.wolfram.com/language/WolframClientForPython/docpages/basic_usages.html#wolfram-cloud-interactions

Unless @jonringer you think we can use ${mathematica}/kernel or what ever without referencing it.

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I think it depends, is this package usable?

Also, is it worth the maintenance burden to be in nixpkgs?

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I think it depends, is this package usable?

I managed to use it with my student pro account and with a cloud session as they explain in that doc link. As for the default path for the kernel - I'm sure users who have the kernel (nixos.mathematica) installed will manage to find the right path for an offline session.

Also, is it worth the maintenance burden to be in nixpkgs?

Personally, I see my self using it in the future somehow - I like the capabilities of Wolfram / Mathematica and I feel very comfortable with Python - hence I think it'd be nice if we'll include it :).

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sure, but for pure python packages, it's very easy to just do nix-shell -p python3; python -m venv venv; ./venv/bin/activate ; pip install wolframclient

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Well then, I guess you could say that for every new pure Python package ever added to NixOS :). Overlays could be used to make that command even simpler as nix-shell -p python3-wolframclient-env... I'm just interested in sharing this with the NixOS community while I take myself the full responsibility of maintaining it.

Note that the package seems active with a broad set of users and it is developed officially by the Wolfram developers team.

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It's not that important, I'll close.

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