Re: python plotting with greek symbols within labels recommendations?

[Brett Viren <bv@bnl.gov>]

Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com> writes:

>
> any thoughts on plotting libraries would be much appreciated.

Root has a "tex inspired" language, actually very close to tex, that
can be used to put Greek, equations and other tex-y things on Root
plots.  It is done through the TLatex class:

http://root.cern.ch/root/html/TLatex.html#TLatex:description

Root is primarily used via C++ (compiled or interpreted) but comes
also with Python bindings:

http://wlav.home.cern.ch/wlav/pyroot/

Here is an example plot that shows some Greek and an arrow symbol:

http://nwg.phy.bnl.gov/~bviren/talks/nufact05/nodes.eps

Not quite as pretty as real tex, but not bad.

-Brett.