user_test.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

try:
    import sympy
except ImportError:
    print("sympy is required")
else:

    if sympy.__version__ < '1.0':
        print("SymPy version 1.0 or newer is required. You have", sympy.__version__)

    if sympy.__version__ != '1.0':
        print("The stable SymPy version 1.0 is recommended. You have", sympy.__version__)

try:
    import matplotlib
except ImportError:
    print("matplotlib is required for the plotting section of the tutorial")

try:
    import IPython
except ImportError:
    print("IPython notebook is required.")
else:
    if IPython.__version__ < '4.1.2':
        print("The latest version of IPython is recommended. You have", IPython.__version__)

print("""A fortran and/or C compiler is required for the code generation portion
of the tutorial. However, if you do not have one, you should not worry, as it
will not be a large part of the tutorial.""")