Re: [Matplotlib-users] LateX and str()

2007-08-14 Thread Michael Droettboom
In matplotlib 0.90.1, the trigger to render the string with math formatting is if the string that is ultimately passed to the plotting engine starts and ends with a '$'. So to get your expression to work, you would need to do something like: vlostring="$v_{lo}=%5.2f$" % (vlo) Does that wor

Re: [Matplotlib-users] LateX and str()

2007-08-14 Thread David D Clark
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Using vlostring="$v_{lo}$=%5.2f" % (vlo) doesn't work either. Dave David D Clark wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to create some text on a plot with the following commands: > > vlostring="$v_{lo}$="+str(vlo)+" t="+str(vlotime) > text(vlo,vlotime,

[Matplotlib-users] LateX and str()

2007-08-14 Thread David D Clark
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, I am trying to create some text on a plot with the following commands: vlostring="$v_{lo}$="+str(vlo)+" t="+str(vlotime) text(vlo,vlotime,vlostring) However, the text is rendered literally -- $v_{lo}$=0.3 t=7961.66 instead of nicely formatt