From Sublime API Reference: “Packages/Default/arithmetic.py

  • Accepts an input from the user when run via the Command Palette

import sublime_plugin
import math
 
 
def try_eval(str):
    try:
        return eval(str, {}, {})
    except Exception:
        return None
 
 
def eval_expr(orig, i, expr):
    x = try_eval(orig) or 0
 
    return eval(expr, {"s": orig, "x": x, "i": i, "math": math}, {})
 
 
class ExprInputHandler(sublime_plugin.TextInputHandler):
    def __init__(self, view):
        self.view = view
 
    def placeholder(self):
        return "Expression"
 
    def initial_text(self):
        if len(self.view.sel()) == 1:
            return self.view.substr(self.view.sel()[0])
        elif self.view.sel()[0].size() == 0:
            return "i + 1"
        elif try_eval(self.view.substr(self.view.sel()[0])) is not None:
            return "x"
        else:
            return "s"
 
    def preview(self, expr):
        try:
            v = self.view
            s = v.sel()
            count = len(s)
            if count > 5:
                count = 5
            results = [repr(eval_expr(v.substr(s[i]), i, expr)) for i in range(count)]
            if count != len(s):
                results.append("...")
            return ", ".join(results)
        except Exception:
            return ""
 
    def validate(self, expr):
        try:
            v = self.view
            s = v.sel()
            for i in range(len(s)):
                eval_expr(v.substr(s[i]), i, expr)
            return True
        except Exception:
            return False
 
 
class ArithmeticCommand(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):
    def run(self, edit, expr):
        for i in range(len(self.view.sel())):
            s = self.view.sel()[i]
            data = self.view.substr(s)
            self.view.replace(edit, s, str(eval_expr(data, i, expr)))
 
    def input(self, args):
        return ExprInputHandler(self.view)