pytex/README.md

Pytex

Pytex is a simple package which make a bridge between Latex and Python.

Installation

pip install mypytex

texenv: Bring Python inside latex

texenv is a jinja2 environment which allow to use python commands inside latex.

• \Block{#} is the equivalent of {% block #%} in Jinja2. Every python's commands will be run like in a script. %- is also available for line statement.
• \Var{#} is the equivalent of {{#}} which print the statment.

Use the environment with a string template.

>>> from pytex import texenv

>>> text = "Hello"
>>> template = """\
\Var{text}
\Block{set a = 2}
%-set b = 3
\Var{a}
\Var{b}
"""

>>> template = texenv.from_string(template)
>>> print(template.render(text = text)
Hello

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feed: converting template into tex files

pdflatex: Compile files with pdflatex

update_export_dict: import extract tools inside template