testpylatex.py

from pylatex import Document, Section, Subsection, Table, Math, TikZ, Axis, \
    Plot, Figure, Package

from pylatex.utils import italic, escape_latex


if __name__=='__main__':

    doc = Document()

    with doc.create(Section('The simple stuff')):
        doc.append('Some regular text and some ' + italic('italic text. '))
        doc.append(escape_latex('\nAlso some crazy characters: $&#{}'))
        with doc.create(Subsection('Math that is incorrect')) as math:
            doc.append(Math(data=['2*3', '=', 9]))

        with doc.create(Subsection('Table of something')):
            with doc.create(Table('rc|cl')) as table:
                table.add_hline()
                table.add_row((1, 2, 3, 4))
                table.add_hline(1, 2)
                table.add_empty_row()
                table.add_row((4, 5, 6, 7))


            # with doc.create(Section('The fancy stuff')):
            #     with doc.create(Subsection('Correct matrix equations')):
            #         doc.append(Math(data=[Matrix(M), Matrix(a), '=', Matrix(M*a)]))
            #
            #     with doc.create(Subsection('Beautiful graphs')):
            #         with doc.create(TikZ()):
            #             plot_options = 'height=6cm, width=6cm, grid=major'
            #             with doc.create(Axis(options=plot_options)) as plot:
            #                 plot.append(Plot(name='model', func='-x^5 - 242'))
            #
            #                 coordinates = [
            #                     (-4.77778, 2027.60977),
            #                     (-3.55556, 347.84069),
            #                     (-2.33333, 22.58953),
            #                     (-1.11111, -493.50066),
            #                     (0.11111, 46.66082),
            #                     (1.33333, -205.56286),
            #                     (2.55556, -341.40638),
            #                     (3.77778, -1169.24780),
            #                     (5.00000, -3269.56775),
            #                 ]
            #
            #                 plot.append(Plot(name='estimate', coordinates=coordinates))

        # with doc.create(Subsection('Cute kitten pictures')):
        #     with doc.create(Figure(position='h!')) as kitten_pic:
        #         kitten_pic.add_image('docs/static/kitten.jpg', width='120px')
        #         kitten_pic.add_caption('Look it\'s on its back')

    doc.generate_pdf()