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Module: `lib.latextools`¶

Tools for handling LaTeX.

1 Class¶

class IPython.lib.latextools.LaTeXTool(**kwargs)¶

An object to store configuration of the LaTeX tool.

IPython.lib.latextools.latex_to_png(s, encode=False, backend=None, wrap=False)¶

Render a LaTeX string to PNG.

Parameters:

s : text

The raw string containing valid inline LaTeX.

encode : bool, optional

Should the PNG data base64 encoded to make it JSON’able.

backend : {matplotlib, dvipng}

Backend for producing PNG data.

wrap : bool

If true, Automatically wrap s as a LaTeX equation.

None is returned when the backend cannot be used.

IPython.lib.latextools.kpsewhich(filename)¶: Invoke kpsewhich command with an argument filename.

IPython.lib.latextools.genelatex(body, wrap)¶: Generate LaTeX document for dvipng backend.

IPython.lib.latextools.latex_to_html(s, alt='image')¶

Render LaTeX to HTML with embedded PNG data using data URIs.

Parameters:

s : str

The raw string containing valid inline LateX.

alt : str

The alt text to use for the HTML.