Latex plot titles are not rendered in VS Code
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Description
Hi,
I try to rename my plot axis using latex titles, they are not rendered in my VS Code jupyter notebook, nor in an exported html using include_mathjax = 'cdn'.
fig = go.Figure(
data=go.Scatter3d(x = [1,2,3],y=[2,3,1],z=[1,3,3]))
fig.update_layout(scene = dict(xaxis_title = r"$\lambda$"))
fig.show()
gives me:

The same expression in a markdown cell works:
$\lambda$

Using maplotlib works, as well.
I tried a workaround posted in #1740 using:
from IPython.display import display,HTML
display(HTML("""
<script type="text/javascript" async
src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.7/MathJax.js?config=config=TeX-AMS-MML_SVG">
</script>
"""))
without success.
Any help is appreciated!
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Reproduce the example in a VS Code Jupyter notebook and in exported HTML with include_mathjax = 'cdn', then compare the plot-title behavior with the working markdown-cell example. The issue is resolved when LaTeX axis titles render in both environments without the unsuccessful MathJax workaround.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- jupyter-notebook, latex, python
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100