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title: "Sphinx & MathJax"
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date: 2020-03-20T18:59:40-04:00
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draft: false
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tags: ["Documentation", "Python", "LaTex"]
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medium_enabled: true
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---
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To include mathematical notation in Python docs generated by Sphinx, it should look like the following:
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```python
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class Line:
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r"""
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Holds the equation for a line.
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:math:`y = mx + \frac{b}{1}`
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In this equation, :math:`m` is the slope and :math:`b` is the y-intercept.
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"""
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pass
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```
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The content after `:math:` and inside the backticks is treated as inline math. The `r` in front of the triple quotes is used to make it a raw string and so that LaTex commands such as `\frac{}{}` operate as intended. There also cannot be a space between `:math:` and the backtick.
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The Sphinx configuration needs to have the `mathjax` extension loaded as well.
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```python
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extensions = [
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# ....
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"sphinx.ext.mathjax",
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# ....
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]
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```
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