<div id="comment:0"></div> For example in `src/sage/rings/number_field/number_field.py` ``` sage: K.<a> = NumberField(x^2 - 2) ``` This leads to numerous errors when `sage.symbolic` is not available (#32601). CC: @tscrim @orlitzky Component: **refactoring** _Issue created by migration from https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/32721_