The OpenMaple for Python implementation is provided in the maple Python package.

This package may be used from a Python session or from inside Maple, using the Python package or a Python Code Edit Region.

When launched from a Python session, OpenMaple for Python requires some environment settings.

The environment variable MAPLE must be set to the value <MAPLEDIR>, where <MAPLEDIR> is the base directory of the Maple installation. This directory may be queried Maple using kernelopts( mapledir ).

native library. This native library provides the link between Maple and Python.  The maple package automatically loads the required library; however, it needs to be told where to find this library.

By default, the native library is installed in the Maple binary directory.  To determine this location, call kernelopts( bindir ).

The directory that Maple is installed in can be found by calling kernelopts( mapledir ).

kernelopts( mapledir );

$''C:\backslash Program\; Files\backslash Maple\; 2023''$

kernelopts( bindir );

$''C:\backslash Program\; Files\backslash Maple\; 2023\backslash bin.X86\_64\_WINDOWS''$

To tell the Python Virtual Machine to look in this directory, you need to add <BINDIR> to a platform specific environment variable.  In addition on macOS and Linux, the MAPLE environment variable needs to be set to the value <MAPLEDIR> we defined above.

Before beginning development of a OpenMaple for Python application, ensure that the simple example from the examples page can be executed.