Latex on python: \alpha and \beta don't work?

Question

I\'m using matplotlib to produce some graphics, and I\'m using latex for the legends.

More specifically, I\'m trying to use something like this:

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Answer 1

The issue is that \a and \b have special meaning inside a Python string literal.

I recommend that you use raw strings whenever there is a backslash embedded inside a string:

r'$ \alpha $'

Answer 2

In addition to using raw strings (as mentioned in the post above) you can also escape the backslash. So typing \\alpha and \\beta will also work.