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Ask HN: Could a LLM Make Mathematica into Python?

1 points by cheesewheel ↗ HN
Wolfram mathematica has a closed source model, but must give documentation to all its functions. Could a LLM be trained to port this into a Python equivalent?

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michaelnny
This there any sources on the closed model you just mentioned? Also, what do you mean “into a Python equivalent?
fragmede
No, but that's not a limitation of the LLM technology. Python is imperative and Mathematica is declarative. You could get pretty far, but ultimately you'll run into roadblocks.
cheesewheel
Interesting. I guess it could kickstart a repo. Thanks for the reply.
fragmede
It's $400 for a home license; $1,800 if you're a company for Mathematica. Given the work that's fine into it, if you're finding it useful and deriving revenue from it, isn't it worth it to just buy it?