Is there a way to change the expression for derivatives when using SymPy in Python?
from sympy import *
x, t = symbols('x t')
expr_diff = Derivative(x, t)
In my code, expr_diff gives dx/dt. However, I would rather get the derivative of x with respect to t expressed as ẋ (x with a dot above).
There is a way to change it, but it requires to use the sympy.physics.mechanics package:
from sympy import *
from sympy.physics.mechanics import init_vprinting
# this is responsible to visualize time derivatives with dots
init_vprinting()
# then you need to define x as a functions of time
t = symbols("t")
x = Function("x")(t)
# Now you can visualize derivatives with dots
Derivative(x, t)
