Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: autograd-gamma
Version: 0.4.1
Summary: Autograd compatible approximations to the gamma family of functions
Home-page: https://github.com/CamDavidsonPilon/autograd-gamma
Author: Cameron Davidson-Pilon
Author-email: cam.davidson.pilon@gmail.com
License: UNKNOWN
Keywords: autograd,gamma,incomplete gamma function
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
Requires-Dist: autograd (>=1.2.0)
Requires-Dist: scipy (>=1.2.0)

# autograd-gamma
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autograd compatible approximations to the derivatives of the Gamma-family of functions.


# Tutorial

```python
from autograd import grad
from autograd_gamma import gammainc, gammaincc, gammaincln, gammainccln


grad(gammainc, argnum=0)(1., 2.)
grad(gammaincc, argnum=0)(1., 2.)

# logarithmic functions too.
grad(gammaincln, argnum=0)(1., 2.)
grad(gammainccln, argnum=0)(1., 2.)



from autograd_gamma import betainc, betaincln

grad(betainc, argnum=0)(1., 2., 0.5)
grad(betainc, argnum=1)(1., 2., 0.5)

# logarithmic functions too.
grad(betaincln, argnum=0)(1., 2., 0.5)
grad(betaincln, argnum=1)(1., 2., 0.5)

```


# Long-term goal

Build and improve upon the derivative of the upper and lower incomplete gamma functions. Eventually, if we have a fast analytical solution, we will merge into the autograd library.

