Given a regular nonvanishing complex valued solution y0 of the equation yMathClass-rel′MathClass-rel′MathClass-bin+ q(x)y MathClass-rel= 0, x ∈ (a,b), assume that it is n times differentiable at a point x0 ∈ [a,b]. We present explicit formulas for calculating the first n derivatives at x0 for any solution of the equation uMathClass-rel′MathClass-rel′MathClass-bin+ q(x)u MathClass-rel= λu. That is, a map transforming the Taylor expansion of y0 into the Taylor expansion of u is constructed. The result is obtained with the aid of the representation for solutions of the Sturm‐Liouville equation in terms of spectral parameter power series. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.