paperstyle.py

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

class Paper(object):
    def __init__(self, force_inline=True):
        from copy import copy
        self.orig_rc = copy(plt.rcParams)
        self.force_inline = force_inline
    
    def __enter__(self):
        if self.force_inline:
            get_ipython().magic('matplotlib inline')
        plt.rcParams['text.usetex'] = True
        plt.rcParams['text.latex.preamble'] = '\DeclareUnicodeCharacter{2212}{-}'
        plt.rcParams['font.family'] = 'serif'
        plt.rcParams['font.size'] = 16

    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
        plt.rcParams.update(self.orig_rc)
        if self.force_inline:
            get_ipython().magic('matplotlib notebook')