Add the misc module with the legend_latex() function.

[sage.d.git] / mjo / misc.py

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+"""
+Stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else.
+"""
+
+from sage.all import *
+
+def legend_latex(obj):
+    """
+    Return the LaTeX representation of `obj`, but wrap it in dollar
+    ($) signs so that we can pass it directly to plot() et al. as a
+    legend label.
+    """
+    return '$%s$' % latex(obj)