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Python: Display scientific number with 10 power something (suitable for LaTeX) instead of the "e" suffix
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snippet.py
import re
sci = lambda d: re.sub(r'e\+?(-?)?0?(\d+)', r" x 10^{\1\2}" ,"%.2e"%d)
"""
### Examples:
In [34]: sci(1)
Out[34]: '1.00 x 10^{0}'
In [35]: sci(123456)
Out[35]: '1.23 x 10^{5}'
In [36]: sci(0.0000123456)
Out[36]: '1.23 x 10^{-5}'
In [37]: sci(0.0033456)
Out[37]: '3.35 x 10^{-3}'
"""
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