Jupyter/IPython: how to get results in traditional mathematical notation?

Question

I have been using WxMaxima for my symbolic calculations for a while now. The good thing about WxMaxima is that you can get formatted outputs right in the program and then export them to LaTeX format with a click of the mouse.

Now I want to try the Jupyter/Ipython plus sympy for multiple reasons. I know how to use display(Math(r' some LaTeX math here ')) but what I want is to have the result/output of a cell in a nice mathematical form; something like the TraditionalForm[] command in Mathematica.

I would appreciate if you could help me know if/how I can get that right in a Jupyter notebook?

Answer 1

I think I found the proper solution and it is a sympy feature rather than Jupyter/IPython one. As explained here:

If all you want is the best pretty printing, use the init_printing() function. This will automatically enable the best printer available in your environment.

and

In the [Jupyter/]IPython notebook, it will use MathJax to render LATEX.

Then one can right click on the output and select Show Math As > Tex commands:

to get the LaTeX output.

P.S. A more proper formatting can be achieved via galgebra library. I will look into that and add it here later.