Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) are used throughout science where the
capture of rates of change in states is sought. While both pieces of commercial
and open software exist to study such systems, their efficient and accurate
usage frequently requires deep understanding of mathematics and programming.
The package we present here, PyGOM, seeks to remove these obstacles for models
based on ODE systems. We provide a simple interface for the construction of
such systems backed by a comprehensive and easy to use tool--box. This
tool--box implements functions to easily perform common operations for ODE
systems such as solving, parameter estimation, and stochastic simulation. The
package source is freely available and organized in a way that permits easy
extension. With both the algebraic and numeric calculations performed
automatically (but still accessible), the end user is freed to focus on model
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