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python matplotlib mathtext dollar-sign offsetimage dpi data-viz

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matplotlib mathtext silently eats paired dollar signs in any text string

Paired $...$ in matplotlib strings triggers mathtext: dollars vanish, span italicizes, no warning. Escape as $ when a string has 2+ dollars. Also: OffsetImage zoom is points-per-image-pixel and scales with dpi.

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