def _real_symmetric_basis(n, field):
"""
Return a basis for the space of real symmetric n-by-n matrices.
+
+ SETUP::
+
+ sage: from mjo.eja.eja_algebra import _real_symmetric_basis
+
+ TESTS::
+
+ sage: set_random_seed()
+ sage: n = ZZ.random_element(1,5)
+ sage: B = _real_symmetric_basis(n, QQbar)
+ sage: all( M.is_symmetric() for M in B)
+ True
+
"""
# The basis of symmetric matrices, as matrices, in their R^(n-by-n)
# coordinates.