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Mathematica vs the xonsh shell

A side-by-side look at Mathematica and the xonsh shell. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Mathematica

Mathematica

Education & Reference

Mathematica is a computational software program used for symbolic mathematics, numerical calculations, data visualization, and more. It has a wide range of applications in STEM fields including physics, chemistry, biology, and finance.

mathematicssymbolic-computationdata-visualization
the xonsh shell

the xonsh shell

Development

The xonsh shell is a Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell language and command prompt. Xonsh has rich syntax highlighting, autocomplete, and macros that speed up your workflow.

pythonclishellcrossplatform