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Example Python script for creating .png files for LaTeX math equations
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| import os, requests | |
| def formula_as_file( formula, file): | |
| formula = formula.replace('\n', ' ') | |
| r = requests.get( 'http://latex.codecogs.com/png.latex?\dpi{{300}} {formula}'.format(formula=formula)) | |
| print('http://latex.codecogs.com/gif.latex?%5Cdpi%7B300%7D%20%5Cbegin%7Bbmatrix%7D%202%20%26%200%20%5C%5C%200%20%26%202%20%5C%5C%20%5Cend%7Bbmatrix%7D') | |
| print(r.url) | |
| f = open(file, 'wb') | |
| f.write(r.content) | |
| f.close() | |
| formula = """\\begin{bmatrix} | |
| 2 & 0 \\\\ | |
| 0 & 2 \\\\ | |
| \\end{bmatrix}""" | |
| formula_as_file(formula, 'example_equation.png') |
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Adapted from http://jamesgregson.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/latex-formulas-as-images-using-python.html