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Latex rendering not working as expected in Python notebook

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#243,524 opened on Mar 14, 2025

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Description

Type: Bug

Latex rendering is not working as expected on Python notebook.

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This (above) is an example of the code I am trying to render working properly in Google Colab

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This (above) is the same code that does not render properly on VS Code within a Python notebook

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Workaround (above): Wrapping the Latex with $ is a workaround for VS Code. This should not be necessary once we specify IPython.Latex as the formatter for display.

VS Code version: Code 1.98.1 (2fc07b811f760549dab9be9d2bedd06c51dfcb9a, 2025-03-10T15:38:08.854Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100 Modes:

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typescriptpython
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Issue type
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Prerequisites
VS Code extension developmentJupyter notebook renderingPython
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35
Research direction
Investigate how VS Code's Jupyter extension handles IPython.display Latex objects. Compare with Google Colab's rendering. Look into the jupyter renderers extension (vscode jupyter renderers) and the Notebook Output renderer. The workaround using $ suggests a missing or incorrect renderer for LaTeX without delimiters. The fix may involve updating the renderer to properly handle IPython.Latex objects. Check the issue comments for maintainer direction.