failed to save in 'eps' format when I use latex environment

I’m using matplotlib 0.9.12 from ubuntu hardy 8.04.

To take advantage of the LaTeX handling capability in matplotlib,
I’ve added next two lines in /etc/matplotlib

text.usetex : True
text.latex.preamble : \usepackage{amsmath}

Then, I tried next test code.

from pylab import *
x = []; y = []
figure(figsize=(2,2))
plot(x,y,label=r’$\theta=$0.0deg’); axis([0,1,0,1]); legend()
text(0.5, 0.5, r’\begin{align*}x&=\alpha\y&=\beta\end{align*}’)
savefig(‘test.eps’)

However, I’ve got the following error message without a resulting eps file.

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Traceback (most recent call last):
File “test.py”, line 6, in
savefig(‘test.eps’)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py”, line 269, in savefig
return fig.savefig(*args, **kwargs)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py”, line 782, in savefig
self.canvas.print_figure(*args, **kwargs)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backend_bases.py”, line 1195, in print_figure
**kwargs)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backend_bases.py”, line 1099, in print_eps
return ps.print_eps(*args, **kwargs)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py”, line 1018, in print_eps
return self._print_ps(outfile, ‘eps’, *args, **kwargs)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py”, line 1041, in _print_ps
orientation, isLandscape, papertype)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py”, line 1289, in _print_figure_tex
orientation)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py”, line 1376, in convert_psfrags
\nHere is the full report generated by LaTeX: \n\n%s’% fh.read())
RuntimeError: LaTeX was not able to process your file:
Here is the full report generated by LaTeX:

This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6)
%&-line parsing enabled.
entering extended mode
(/tmp/8c18ecc500de49027f0ed1df1bec10b8.tex
LaTeX2e <2005/12/01>
Babel <v3.8h> and hyphenation patterns for english, usenglishmax, dumylang, noh
yphenation, loaded.
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2005/09/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX document class
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/size10.clo))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/type1cm/type1cm.sty)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/psnfss/helvet.sty
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/keyval.sty))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/psnfss/courier.sty)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/textcomp.sty
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/ts1enc.def))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsmath.sty
For additional information on amsmath, use the `?’ option.
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amstext.sty
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsgen.sty))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsbsy.sty)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsopn.sty))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/geometry/geometry.sty

Package geometry Warning: Over-specification in h'-direction.width’ (614.295pt) is ignored.

Package geometry Warning: Over-specification in v'-direction.height’ (794.96999pt) is ignored.

) (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/psfrag/psfrag.sty
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/graphics.sty
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/trig.sty)
(/etc/texmf/tex/latex/config/graphics.cfg)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/dvips.def)))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/graphicx.sty)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/color.sty
(/etc/texmf/tex/latex/config/color.cfg)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/dvipsnam.def))
(./8c18ecc500de49027f0ed1df1bec10b8.aux)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/ts1cmr.fd)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/psnfss/ot1pnc.fd)
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(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/psnfss/ot1phv.fd)
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See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H for immediate help.

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See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H for immediate help.

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How can I save a plot with a LaTeX environment in eps format?


Yong-Duk Jin

I'm using matplotlib 0.9.12 from ubuntu hardy 8.04.

To take advantage of the LaTeX handling capability in matplotlib,
I've added next two lines in /etc/matplotlib

text.usetex : True
text.latex.preamble : \usepackage{amsmath}

If I may quote from the matplotlibrc file:

#text.latex.preamble :
# IMPROPER USE OF THIS FEATURE WILL LEAD TO LATEX FAILURES
# AND IS THEREFORE UNSUPPORTED. PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR HELP
# IF THIS FEATURE DOES NOT DO WHAT YOU EXPECT IT TO.

Then, I tried next test code.

from pylab import *
x = ; y =
figure(figsize=(2,2))
plot(x,y,label=r'$\theta=$0.0deg'); axis([0,1,0,1]); legend()
text(0.5, 0.5, r'\begin{align*}x&=\alpha\\y&=\beta\end{align*}')
savefig('test.eps')

However, I've got the following error message without a resulting eps file.

It looks like the text line is a problem. Latex doesnt like use of align or
eqnarray environments inside figures. It looks like a latex limitation, not
matplotlib. On the other hand, if you can figure out how to make it work in
latex, and can prove that it is a limitation in matplotlib, please let me
know so we can fix it.

···

On Wednesday 23 April 2008 11:35:36 am Yong-Duk Jin wrote:

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test.py", line 6, in <module>
    savefig('test.eps')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py", line 269,
in savefig
    return fig.savefig(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py", line 782,
in savefig
    self.canvas.print_figure(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backend_bases.py", line
1195, in print_figure
    **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backend_bases.py", line
1099, in print_eps
    return ps.print_eps(*args, **kwargs)
  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py", line
1018, in print_eps
    return self._print_ps(outfile, 'eps', *args, **kwargs)
  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py", line
1041, in _print_ps
    orientation, isLandscape, papertype)
  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py", line
1289, in _print_figure_tex
    orientation)
  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py", line
1376, in convert_psfrags
    \nHere is the full report generated by LaTeX: \n\n%s'% fh.read())
RuntimeError: LaTeX was not able to process your file:
Here is the full report generated by LaTeX:

This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6)
%&-line parsing enabled.
entering extended mode
(/tmp/8c18ecc500de49027f0ed1df1bec10b8.tex
LaTeX2e <2005/12/01>
Babel <v3.8h> and hyphenation patterns for english, usenglishmax, dumylang,
noh
yphenation, loaded.
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2005/09/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX document class
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/size10.clo))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/type1cm/type1cm.sty)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/psnfss/helvet.sty
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/keyval.sty))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/psnfss/courier.sty)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/textcomp.sty
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/ts1enc.def))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsmath.sty
For additional information on amsmath, use the `?' option.
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amstext.sty
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsgen.sty))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsbsy.sty)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsopn.sty))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/geometry/geometry.sty

Package geometry Warning: Over-specification in `h'-direction.
    `width' (614.295pt) is ignored.

Package geometry Warning: Over-specification in `v'-direction.
    `height' (794.96999pt) is ignored.

) (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/psfrag/psfrag.sty
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/graphics.sty
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/trig.sty)
(/etc/texmf/tex/latex/config/graphics.cfg)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/dvips.def)))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/graphicx.sty)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/color.sty
(/etc/texmf/tex/latex/config/color.cfg)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/dvipsnam.def))
(./8c18ecc500de49027f0ed1df1bec10b8.aux)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/ts1cmr.fd)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/psnfss/ot1pnc.fd)
<8c18ecc500de49027f0ed1df1bec10b8.eps>
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See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
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Type H <return> for immediate help.
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l.32 ...e=0]{8c18ecc500de49027f0ed1df1bec10b8.eps}

! Undefined control sequence.
\Grot@...1980... ...currentpoint translate \Grot@...1979...
                                                  \space neg rotate neg
exch...
l.32 ...e=0]{8c18ecc500de49027f0ed1df1bec10b8.eps}

! Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup.
\mbox #1->\leavevmode \hbox {#1}

l.32 ...e=0]{8c18ecc500de49027f0ed1df1bec10b8.eps}

! Too many }'s.
\@endfloatbox ...pagefalse \outer@...1981... \egroup
                                                  \color@...1982...
l.33 \end{figure}

! Extra \endgroup.
\color@...1983... ->\endgraf \endgroup

l.33 \end{figure}

! Too many }'s.
\color@...1982... ->\color@...1983... \egroup

l.33 \end{figure}

! LaTeX Error: \begin{document} ended by \end{figure}.

See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
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l.33 \end{figure}

! Extra \endgroup.
<recently read> \endgroup

l.33 \end{figure}

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How can I save a plot with a LaTeX environment in eps format?

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Darren S. Dale, Ph.D.
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