Installation and configuration¶

To install pydjax you can use pip:

pip install pydjax

Then you have to add pydjax app to your INSTALLED_APPS and add a MATHJAX_ENABLED=True to your settings file.

Then you can put in any template the MathJax javascript using the template tag mathjax_scripts. Example:

{% load mathjax %}
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Sample Page</title>
    {% mathjax_scripts %}
  </head>
  <body>
    $$1+1=2$$
  </body>
</html>

pydjax uses the CDN mathjax version, if you want to have your own copy of MathJax, you have to download and put it in your static directory, and add the MATHJAX_LOCAL_PATH with the path of MathJax on static to your settings. Example

MATHJAX_LOCAL_PATH = 'js/libs/mathjax/'