How to Elegantly Write LaTeX with Python?

LaTeX is a typesetting system based on ΤΕΧ, exceptionally good at displaying complex mathematical formulas. latexify is a Python library that generates LaTeX mathematical expressions. This project can easily generate descriptions of complex LaTeX mathematical formulas using Python functions.

1. Installing the Library

bash

pip install latexify-py

Check the version number:

python

import math  # Optional
import numpy as np # Optional
import latexify

latexify.__version__

Output:

text

'0.4.2'

2. Example Demonstration

We need to use it in the form of a decorator. Let’s take the quadratic formula as an example:

Without the decorator:

python

def solve(a, b, c):
  return (-b + math.sqrt(b**2 - 4*a*c)) / (2*a)

print(solve(1, 4, 3))
print(solve)

Output:

text

-1.0
<function solve at 0x1124f28e0>

Using the decorator:

python

@latexify.function
def solve(a, b, c):
  return (-b + math.sqrt(b**2 - 4*a*c)) / (2*a)

print(solve(1, 4, 3)) 
print(solve) 

Output:

text

-1.0
\mathrm{solve}(a, b, c) = \frac{-b + \sqrt{ b^{2} - 4 a c }}{2 a}

View the solve function separately:

python

solve

You can also use the @latexify.expression decorator directly for different formatting.

Other example effects:

3. Further Information

For more information, you can refer to the source project:
https://github.com/google/latexify_py