Lots of little fixes...

mathicsscript/__main__.py

@@ -140,7 +140,12 @@ def out(self, out):
 
 
 def interactive_eval_loop(
-    shell: TerminalShellCommon, unicode, prompt, strict_wl_output: bool
+    shell: TerminalShellCommon,
+    unicode,
+    prompt,
+    matplotlib: bool,
+    asymptote: bool,
+    strict_wl_output: bool,
 ):
     def identity(x: Any) -> Any:
         return x
@@ -337,6 +342,25 @@ def fmt_fun(query: Any) -> Any:
     help=("Most WL-output compatible (at the expense of usability)."),
     required=False,
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--asymptote/--no-asymptote",
+    default=True,
+    show_default=True,
+    help=(
+        "Use asymptote for 2D and 3D Graphics; "
+        "you need a working asymptote for this option."
+    ),
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--matplotlib/--no-matplotlib",
+    default=True,
+    show_default=True,
+    help=(
+        "Use matplotlib for 2D Graphics; "
+        "you need a working matplotlib for this option. "
+        "If set, this will take precedence over asymptote for 2D Graphics."
+    ),
+)
 @click.argument("file", nargs=1, type=click.Path(readable=True), required=False)
 def main(
     full_form,
@@ -353,6 +377,8 @@ def main(
     style,
     pygments_tokens,
     strict_wl_output,
+    asymptote,
+    matplotlib,
     file,
 ) -> int:
     """A command-line interface to Mathics.
@@ -372,12 +398,14 @@ def main(
     # Set a default value for $ShowFullFormInput to False.
     # Then, it can be changed by the settings file (in WL)
     # and overwritten by the command line parameter.
-    definitions.set_ownvalue(
-        "Settings`$ShowFullFormInput", from_python(True if full_form else False)
-    )
-    definitions.set_ownvalue(
-        "Settings`$PygmentsShowTokens", from_python(True if pygments_tokens else False)
-    )
+    for setting_name, setting_value in (
+        ("$ShowFullFormInput", full_form),
+        ("$UseAsymptote", asymptote),
+        ("$UseMatplotlib", matplotlib),
+    ):
+        definitions.set_ownvalue(
+            f"Settings`{setting_name}", from_python(True if setting_value else False)
+        )
 
     if post_mortem:
         try:
@@ -475,9 +503,6 @@ def main(
         "Settings`$ShowFullFormInput", SymbolTrue if full_form else SymbolFalse
     )
 
-    definitions.set_ownvalue(
-        "Settings`$PygmentsStyle", from_python(shell.pygments_style)
-    )
     definitions.set_ownvalue(
         "Settings`$PygmentsShowTokens", from_python(pygments_tokens)
     )
@@ -490,7 +515,9 @@ def main(
     )
 
     definitions.set_line_no(0)
-    interactive_eval_loop(shell, unicode, prompt, strict_wl_output)
+    interactive_eval_loop(
+        shell, unicode, prompt, asymptote, matplotlib, strict_wl_output
+    )
     return exit_rc
 
 

mathicsscript/asymptote.py

@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 import mathics
 import os
 import os.path as osp
+import subprocess
 
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, run
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 from typing import Optional
 
 asy_program = os.environ.get("ASY_PROG", "asy")
@@ -95,6 +97,16 @@ def __del__(self):
             self.session.wait()
 
 
+def write_asy_and_view(asy_string: str):
+    # TODO: add option to let user decide whether or not to delete
+    # image afterwards.
+    with NamedTemporaryFile(
+        mode="w", prefix="Mathics3-Graph-", suffix=".asy", delete=False
+    ) as asy_fp:
+        asy_fp.write(asy_string + "\n")
+    subprocess.run(args=[asy_program, "-View", asy_fp.name])
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     g = Asy()
     g.size(200)

mathicsscript/autoload/settings.m

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+(* -*- wolfram -*- *)
 (**********************************************************************)
 (*                                                                    *)
 (*                     Settings for mathicsscript                     *)
 (*                                                                    *)
-(*                                                                    *)
+(* Values that can be set from the command line should not have a     *)
+(* default value set here, just the "usage" value.                    *)
 (*                                                                    *)
 (**********************************************************************)
 
@@ -24,11 +26,11 @@
 Settings`$UseUnicode::usage = "This Boolean variable sets whether Unicode is used in terminal input and output."
 Settings`$UseUnicode = True
 
-Settings`$UseAsymptote::usage = "This Boolean variable sets whether 3D Graphics should render using Asymptote."
-Settings`$UseAsymptote = True
+Settings`$UseAsymptote::usage = "This Boolean variable sets whether 2D and 3D Graphics should render using Asymptote."
+Settings`$UseMatplotlib::usage = "This Boolean variable sets whether 2D Graphics should render using Matplotlib.
 
-Settings`$UseMatplotlib::usage = "This Boolean variable sets whether 2D Graphics should render using Matplotlib."
-Settings`$UseMatplotlib = True
+If set, and $UseAsymptote is also set, matplotlib will take precedence for 2D graphics.
+"
 
 Settings`MathicsScriptVersion::usage = "This string is the version of MathicsScript we are running."
 

mathicsscript/data/inputrc-no-unicode

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# GNU Readline input unicode translations
-# Autogenerated from mathics_scanner.generate.rl_inputrc on Wed Oct 26 04:49:35 PM EDT 2022
-
 "\ea'\e": "á"
 "\ea-\e": "ā"
 "\eau\e": "ă"
@@ -504,9 +501,11 @@
 "\e<--\e": "⟵"
 "\e<-->\e": "⟷"
 "\e-->\e": "⟶"
+"\eMlim\e": "\\[MaxLimit]"
 "\emath\e": "\\[MathematicaIcon]"
 "\emho\e": "℧"
 "\emi\e": "µ"
+"\emlim\e": "lim"
 "\e-+\e": "∓"
 "\em\e": "μ"
 "\env\e": "ň"

mathicsscript/format.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     svg2png = None
 
-from mathicsscript.asymptote import Asy
+from mathicsscript.asymptote import Asy, write_asy_and_view
 
 have_asymptote = False
 try:
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def eval_boxes(result, fn: Callable, obj, **options):
 
     expr_type = expr.get_head_name()
     expr_head = expr.get_head()
+
     if expr_head is SymbolMathMLForm:
         format = "xml"
         elements = expr.elements
@@ -102,57 +103,62 @@ def eval_boxes(result, fn: Callable, obj, **options):
         elements = expr.elements
         if len(elements) == 1:
             expr = elements[0]
-    elif expr_head is SymbolImage:
-        if get_settings_value(obj.definitions, "Settings`$UseMatplotlib") and plt:
-            temp_png = NamedTemporaryFile(
-                mode="w+b", suffix=".png", prefix="mathicsscript-"
+    elif (
+        expr_head is SymbolImage
+        and get_settings_value(obj.definitions, "Settings`$UseMatplotlib")
+        and plt
+    ):
+        temp_png = NamedTemporaryFile(
+            mode="w+b", suffix=".png", prefix="mathicsscript-"
+        )
+        try:
+            png_expr = Expression(
+                SymbolExport, String(temp_png.name), expr, String("PNG")
             )
-            try:
-                png_expr = Expression(
-                    SymbolExport, String(temp_png.name), expr, String("PNG")
-                )
-                result = png_expr.evaluate(obj)
-                plt.axes().set_axis_off()
-                img = mpimg.imread(temp_png)
-                cmap = "gray" if expr.color_space == "Grayscale" else None
-                plt.imshow(img, cmap=cmap)
-                plt.show()
-            except:  # noqa
-                pass
-            temp_png.close()
-
+            result = png_expr.evaluate(obj)
+            plt.axes().set_axis_off()
+            img = mpimg.imread(temp_png)
+            cmap = "gray" if expr.color_space == "Grayscale" else None
+            plt.imshow(img, cmap=cmap)
+            plt.show()
+        except:  # noqa
             pass
+        temp_png.close()
 
-    elif expr_head in (SymbolGraphics, SymbolPlot):
-        if (
-            get_settings_value(obj.definitions, "Settings`$UseMatplotlib")
-            and plt
-            and svg2png
-        ):
-            svg_expr = Expression(SymbolExportString, expr, String("SVG"))
-            svg_str = svg_expr.evaluate(obj).to_python(string_quotes=False)
-            temp_png = NamedTemporaryFile(
-                mode="w+b", suffix=".png", prefix="mathicsscript-"
-            )
-            try:
-                svg2png(bytestring=svg_str, write_to=temp_png.name)
-                plt.axes().set_axis_off()
-                img = mpimg.imread(temp_png)
-                plt.imshow(img)
-                plt.show()
-                temp_png.close()
-            except:  # noqa
-                pass
+    elif (
+        expr_head in (SymbolGraphics, SymbolPlot)
+        and get_settings_value(obj.definitions, "Settings`$UseMatplotlib")
+        and plt
+        and svg2png
+    ):
+        svg_expr = Expression(SymbolExportString, expr, String("SVG"))
+        svg_str = svg_expr.evaluate(obj).to_python(string_quotes=False)
+        temp_png = NamedTemporaryFile(
+            mode="w+b", suffix=".png", prefix="mathicsscript-"
+        )
+        try:
+            svg2png(bytestring=svg_str, write_to=temp_png.name)
+            plt.axes().set_axis_off()
+            img = mpimg.imread(temp_png)
+            plt.imshow(img)
+            plt.show()
+            temp_png.close()
+        except:  # noqa
+            pass
         return expr_type
     elif (
-        expr_head in (SymbolGraphics3D,)
+        expr_head in (SymbolGraphics, SymbolPlot, SymbolGraphics3D)
         and have_asymptote
         and get_settings_value(obj.definitions, "Settings`$UseAsymptote")
     ):
         asy_expr = Expression(SymbolExportString, expr, String("asy"))
         asy_str = asy_expr.evaluate(obj).to_python(string_quotes=False)
-        asymptote_graph.erase()
-        asymptote_graph.send(asy_str)
+
+        # Alternate older version
+        # asymptote_graph.erase()
+        # asymptote_graph.send(asy_str)
+
+        write_asy_and_view(asy_str)
         return expr_type
 
     if format == "text":

mathicsscript/termshell.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#   Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Rocky Bernstein <[email protected]>
+#   Copyright (C) 2020-2022, 2024 Rocky Bernstein <[email protected]>
 
 from columnize import columnize
 
@@ -115,18 +115,13 @@ def __init__(
             try:
                 self.terminal_formatter = Terminal256Formatter(style=style)
             except ClassNotFound:
-                print(
-                    "Pygments style name '%s' not found; No pygments style set" % style
-                )
+                print(f"Pygments style name '{style}' not found; No pygments style set")
 
         self.pygments_style = style
         self.definitions = definitions
         set_settings_value(
             self.definitions, "Settings`$PygmentsShowTokens", from_python(False)
         )
-        set_settings_value(
-            self.definitions, "Settings`$PygmentsStyle", from_python(style)
-        )
         set_settings_value(
             self.definitions, "Settings`$UseUnicode", from_python(use_unicode)
         )

mathicsscript/user-settings.m

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+(* -*- wolfram -*- *)
 (***********************************************************)
 (* User settings config for mathicsscript                  *)
 (* Customize this with Mathics definitions as desired.     *)