How can I format a float using matplotlib's LaTeX formatter?

Question

I have a number in my python script that I want to use as part of the title of a plot in matplotlib. Is there a function that converts a float to a formatted TeX string?

Answer 1

You can do something like:

ax.set_title( "${0} \\times 10^{{{1}}}$".format('3.5','+20'))

in the old style:

ax.set_title( "$%s \\times 10^{%s}$" % ('3.5','+20'))