+ def subs(self, symbol, expression=None):
+ if expression is None:
+ if isinstance(symbol, dict):
+ symbol = symbol.items()
+ substitutions = symbol
+ else:
+ substitutions = [(symbol, expression)]
+ result = self
+ for symbol, expression in substitutions:
+ symbol = symbolname(symbol)
+ result = result._subs(symbol, expression)
+ return result
+
+ def _subs(self, symbol, expression):
+ coefficients = {name: coefficient
+ for name, coefficient in self.coefficients()
+ if name != symbol}
+ constant = self.constant
+ coefficient = self.coefficient(symbol)
+ result = Expression(coefficients, self.constant)
+ result += coefficient * expression
+ return result
+