desmos_list_convert.py

# convert python data to desmos tables/lists
# http://sambrunacini.com

def to_desmos_list(iterable):
    """ convert a python list of numbers or points into a string that can be pasted into desmos """
    iterable = list(iterable)
    string = ",".join([r"("+fix_point(element)+r")" for element in iterable])
    return r"\left[" + string.replace(r"(",r"\left(").replace(r")",r"\right)") + r"\right]"


def fix_scientific_notation(num_string):
    if num_string.find("e") != -1:
        sides = num_string.split("e")
        result = str(float(sides[0])) + r"\cdot10^{" + str(float(sides[1])) + "}"
        return result
    return num_string

def fix_point(point):
    point = str(point)[1:][:-1].replace(" ","").split(",")
    return fix_scientific_notation(point[0]) + "," + fix_scientific_notation(point[1])

def to_desmos_table(iterable):
    """ convert a python list of points to a string that can be pasted into desmos to make a table """
    string = ""
    for point in iterable:
        fixed = fix_point(point) + "\n"
        string += fixed
    return string