README.md

Camilla D. K. Harris

October 2018

texformatter

This module contains functions for printing numbers and tables in TeX format.

Examples

Use it like this:

import texformatter as texf
x = 3.14

# decimal
texstr = texf.decimal("{:4.2f}".format(x)) # -> $3.14$
# scientific notation
texstr = texf.scinot("{:1.0E}".format(x)) # -> $3\times10^{+00}$

# Then write the number to a file:
with open("x.tex","w") as text_file:
    print(texstr, file=text_file)

Then reference the number in your tex source with \input{} like:

The value of $\pi$ is \input{x.tex}.

Print a table:

import texformatter as texf
a = {"b":["1","2","3"],"c":["1","2","3"]}
print(texf.dict2tab(a,columns=False))

Output will be:

\begin{tabular}{clll}
b&1&2&3\\
c&1&2&3\\
\end{tabular}