Re: [Matplotlib-users] savefig as pdf not generating vector graphics?

[Jouni K. S. <jk...@ik...>]

per freem <per...@gm...> writes:

> i am using matplotlib 0.98.5.2 on Mac OS X. i am plotting a histogram
> and then saving it as .pdf. The x and y labels use some symbols from
> latex, and i have useTex set to true in my rcParams.

Do you really need usetex? Matplotlib's usual mathtext engine is pretty
good and doesn't require any external programs.

> The problem is that myfig.pdf for some reason renders the figure's x
> and y labels as *images* rather than vector graphics.

Could you send the resulting pdf file to me off-list?

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