Re: [Matplotlib-users] bug in mathtext

[Paul B. <ba...@st...>]

Flavio Codeco Coelho wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> look at this strange bug in mathtext:
> 
> from matplotlib.matlab import *
>  >>> plot([1,2,3])
> [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D instance at 0x4120f4cc>]
>  >>> title(r'$\alpha=6.6$')
> <matplotlib.text.Text instance at 0x4120f46c>
>  >>> show()
> 
> 
> the two sixes  in the title are replaced by '&' resulting in: \alpha=&.&
> 
> I am running 0.54.2
> 
> thanks
> 	Flávio Codeço Coelho, PhD
> Programa de Computação Científica
> Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
> Rio de Janeiro -- Brasil 	
> 
> 
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> 

Yes.  While working on Postscript support for TrueType Fonts, I came across this 
bug.  It will be fixed in a future release.

  -- Paul

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