Sphinx extension for mapping unicode symbols to their LaTeX equivalents

extra_texescape.py

# encoding: utf-8
import sphinx.util.texescape as te

replacements = ur'''
    ✓ OK
    ✗ XX
    ⁰ \ensuremath{^{0}}
    ¹ \ensuremath{^{1}}
    ² \ensuremath{^{2}}
    ³ \ensuremath{^{3}}
    ₀ \ensuremath{_{0}}
    ₁ \ensuremath{_{1}}
    ₂ \ensuremath{_{2}}
    ₃ \ensuremath{_{3}}
    ♥ \ensuremath{\heartsuit}
    ♣ \ensuremath{\clubsuit}
    ♦ \ensuremath{\diamondsuit}
    ♠ \ensuremath{\spadesuit}
    ┌ +
    ┬ +
    ┐ +
    └ +
    ┴ +
    ┘ +
    │ \textbar{}
    ─ -
    Δ D
    ± \ensuremath{\pm}
    − \ensuremath{-}
    ⌈ \ensuremath{\lceil}
    ⌉ \ensuremath{\rceil}
    ⌊ \ensuremath{\lfloor}
    ⌋ \ensuremath{\rfloor}
'''

def setup(app):
    replacement_list = [
        tuple(line.strip().split())
        for line in replacements.strip().splitlines()
    ]

    te.tex_replacements += replacement_list
    te.init()