texenv 0.0.2

latex inside a python virtual environment

texenv

Compile LaTeX documents inside a virtual environment and call Python methods from LaTeX code.

Installation

pip install texenv

Usage

Contents of example.tex:

\documentclass{article}

\import\texenv as \pym
\pydef\test true

\begin{document}
   
   \pym\simple[argument1, arg2=\test]
   
\end{document}

Contents of pymacros.py, located in the same directory as example.tex:

def simple(arg1: str, arg2: str = 'default') -> str:
    return str(arg1) + str(arg2)

Compile on command line inside virtual environment:

texenv example.tex

VSCode Setup

texenv is designed to work with the Latex Workshop extension in VSCode. Once the extension is installed, the following settings should be added to the settings.json file:

    "latex-workshop.latex.tools": [
        {
          "name": "texenv",
          "command": "texenv",
          "args": [
            "%DOC_EXT%"
          ],
          "env": {
            "Path": "%WORKSPACE_FOLDER%/.venv/tex/bin/windows;%WORKSPACE_FOLDER%/.venv/Scripts;%PATH%"
          }
        },
    ],
    "latex-workshop.view.pdf.internal.synctex.keybinding": "double-click"

License

texenv is licensed under the MIT License.