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I'm a Windows user and I use MiKTeX and TeXstudio. Not long ago I tried to use gnuplottex. In the process I ran into problems and gave up and did not understand the essence of. Yesterday i tried to compile example of python package and got error

I can't find file `pytex.py.out'.

Here is example:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{python}
\begin{document}
\section*{Hello, Python-inside-\LaTeX!}
\begin{python}
print r'\begin{verbatim}
import this
print r'\end{verbatim}
\end{python}
\end{document}

At the moment I realized that every thing, which need --shell-escape does not work. Through this advice I checked that --shell-escape is enabled. Summing up all this information: I totally don't understand what is wrong with this.

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JHZTME UIBNA
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2 Answers2

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It looks like a syntax error. Try this:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{python}

\begin{document}
\section*{Hello, Python-inside-\LaTeX!}
\begin{python}[Code.py]
    print("Hello again.")
\end{python}
\end{document}

Where Code.py contains:

# Test python code
print "Hello World!"

And run with (or equivalent):

pdflatex -shell-escape FileName.tex

This should first insert the python code from Code.py and then the code between the begin and end statements.

MattQ
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pytex.py.out is not being generated because your Python code is generating an error due to the unclosed single quotes in the begin/end verbatim lines.

Here's a corrected version:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{python}
\begin{document}
\section*{Hello, Python-inside-\LaTeX!}
\begin{python}
print r'\begin{verbatim}'
import this
print r'\end{verbatim}'
\end{python}
\end{document}

However, if you want to integrate Python into your LaTeX document I recommend the pythontex package, as it's more powerful and flexible than the simple python package.

Paul M.
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  • i got the same , when i try to compile it on my computer. But in sharelatex.com it compiled fine. Any ideas? – JHZTME UIBNA Sep 03 '16 at 18:58
  • Is Python installed on your computer and in your PATH? Is a pytex.py.err file being generated in the directory where you're compiling your latex file? – Paul M. Sep 03 '16 at 19:06
  • Damn.Now i did it,i downloaded python 3.5.2 and choosed in the installer add Python in PATH. That's it? – JHZTME UIBNA Sep 03 '16 at 19:25
  • Probably. As long as latex (via --shell-escape) can find the Python executable. Though that may depend on your OS, latex setting, etc. – Paul M. Sep 03 '16 at 19:43
  • Apparently,latex did not find Python.I got a feeling that in my case latex with shell work wrong and cant find things.Can i link it manually? – JHZTME UIBNA Sep 03 '16 at 19:53