>>> x, y, t = sympy.symbols('x, y, t') >>> from sympy import Derivative >>> f2 = 2003 - 6002/y + 4000/(x*y) >>> d1 = Derivative(f2,x).doit() >>> d2 = Derivative(f2,y).doit() ; d1, d2 (-4000/(x**2*y), 6002/y**2 - 4000/(x*y**2))