Re: [Matplotlib-users] TeX support

[John H. <jdh...@ac...>]

>>>>> "Nicolas" == Nicolas Girard <nic...@ne...> writes:

    Nicolas> By the way, when text.usetex is set to True, could one
    Nicolas> imagine to be able to use string arguments to the mpl
    Nicolas> text routines whithout that leading 'r' ?

The need to use raw strings is a python requirement and not a
matplotlib requirement

>>> s = 'this is \nu'
>>> print s
this is
u
>>>

backslash has a special meaning to python, and the only way around
this is to either hack your own python shell (eg modify ipython),
quote the slash (eg use \\) or use a raw string.  Of course, if your
TeX expression has no special characters (eg no backslashes) then you
will not need the raw string quote.


JDH