Exception: Latex error converting to dvi. See log output above...

[ostannick]

Let me start by saying that I've read through all of the other issues on here with the same error message, and have tried each of the fixes, but to no avail.

I was running example scene #1, and:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\extract_scene.py", line 155, in main
    scene = SceneClass(**scene_kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\scene\scene.py", line 52, in __init__
    self.construct()
  File "example_scenes.py", line 18, in construct
    title = TextMobject("This is some \\LaTeX")
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\mobject\svg\tex_mobject.py", line 145, in __init__
    self, self.arg_separator.join(tex_strings), **kwargs
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\mobject\svg\tex_mobject.py", line 45, in __init__
    self.template_tex_file_body
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\utils\tex_file_writing.py", line 19, in tex_to_svg_file
    dvi_file = tex_to_dvi(tex_file)
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\utils\tex_file_writing.py", line 67, in tex_to_dvi
    "See log output above or the log file: %s" % log_file)
Exception: Latex error converting to dvi. See log output above or the log file: C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\files\Tex\cc8b128e228b77ce.log

The 'log file' contains:

`\documentclass[preview]{standalone}

\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{dsfont}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{tipa}
\usepackage{relsize}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usepackage{calligra}
\usepackage{wasysym}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{physics}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{microtype}
\DisableLigatures{encoding = *, family = * }
%\usepackage[UTF8]{ctex}
\linespread{1}

\begin{document}

\centering This is some \LaTeX

\end{document}`

I'm on windows 10. This same error happens when I make my own custom scripts, but I am able to run example scenes 2 and 4.

[eulertour]

You're using latex inside a TextMobject. Use a TexMobject instead.

[ostannick]

You mean like this for example?

from big_ol_pile_of_manim_imports import *

class ColoringEquations(Scene):
    #Grouping and coloring parts of equations
    def construct(self):
        line1=TexMobject(r"\text{The vector } \vec{F}_{net} \text{ is the net }",r"\text{force }",r"\text{on object of mass }")
        line1.set_color_by_tex("force", BLUE)
        line2=TexMobject("m", "\\text{ and acceleration }", "\\vec{a}", ".  ")
        line2.set_color_by_tex_to_color_map({
            "m": YELLOW,
            "{a}": RED
        })
        sentence=VGroup(line1,line2)
        sentence.arrange_submobjects(DOWN, buff=MED_LARGE_BUFF)
        self.play(Write(sentence))

Still doesn't work

[eulertour]

Sorry about that, that should be valid even as a TextMobject. Since you're able to run examples 2 and 4, I suspect you are missing a latex package. The output you pasted seems to be a Tex file rather than a log file, is there a log file as well?

[ostannick]

There is no log file -- only .tex

[eulertour]

The file mentioned in the output cc8b128e228b77ce.log, isn't there? Or it only contains Tex?

[ostannick]

[eulertour]

Well, that's a problem.

I'd recommend trying to compile the Tex file from the command line, or using a graphical tool if you have one, so that you can see what's causing the error.

[Elteoremadebeethoven]

Try to change

\usepackage[english]{babel}

by

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

in manimlib/tex_template.tex (line 3)

[godiemp]

Well, that's a problem.

I'd recommend trying to compile the Tex file from the command line, or using a graphical tool if you have one, so that you can see what's causing the error.

what are examples of graphical tools? thanks

[quark67]

what are examples of graphical tools? thanks

TeXStudio, TexMaker, TeXshop are examples of graphical tools for compiling .tex files.

[mathphysics]

Is your \manim folder in a folder path that has a folder name with a space? That ended up being my issue. LaTeX works fine now.

[ostannick]

No, there are no spaces in my directory

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[yoshiask]

It sounds like you don't have LateX installed. Go to the LaTeX project website and download the suggested distribution for your OS.

[Emory-Sun]

I'm facing the exact same issue; when I try to run python -m manim example_scenes.py WriteStuff -pl, I get "See log output above..." with "Latex error converting to dvi." However, there is no log file ./media\Tex\e6984177d9d09224.log as indicated, only a .tex file of the same name. I have Tex Live installed and all the appropriate packages (I know this because I successfully managed to compile the .tex file independently). What's going on?

[red5h4d0w]

@Elteoremadebeethoven i tried changing that line but i still run into the exact problem they ran into

[red5h4d0w]

I found what needed to be fixed for this issue on my machine! Windows only takes double quotes around paths, so at line 47, 48, 56, 57, 82, 87 of manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py replace the escaped single quotes with double quotes If this doesn't impede development on other OS it should be corrected on master_branch

[Digital-Down]

Is your \manim folder in a folder path that has a folder name with a space? That ended up being my issue. LaTeX works fine now.

I've been working on this all day and this was my issue. You are awesome!

[zombie110year]

I met the same problem. I'm using Windows 10, and found it caused by TeX engines. In Windows, path seqerator is \ but TeX recognized it as a escape character. eg. ./media\Tex\fjkaljfa.tex will be ./mediaexjkaljfa.tex, the \T, \f have been wiped.

So replace \ to / before calling a TeX executable will solve this problem.

diff --git a/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py b/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py
index 5df24de3..d8bbdad1 100644
--- a/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py
+++ b/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import hashlib

+from pathlib import Path
+
 from manimlib.constants import TEX_TEXT_TO_REPLACE
 from manimlib.constants import TEX_USE_CTEX
 import manimlib.constants as consts
@@ -39,12 +41,15 @@ def generate_tex_file(expression, template_tex_file_body):

 def tex_to_dvi(tex_file):
     result = tex_file.replace(".tex", ".dvi" if not TEX_USE_CTEX else ".xdv")
+    result = Path(result).as_posix()
+    tex_file = Path(tex_file).as_posix()
+    tex_dir = Path(consts.TEX_DIR).as_posix()
     if not os.path.exists(result):
         commands = [
             "latex",
             "-interaction=batchmode",
             "-halt-on-error",
-            "-output-directory=\"{}\"".format(consts.TEX_DIR),
+            "-output-directory=\"{}\"".format(tex_dir),
             "\"{}\"".format(tex_file),
             ">",
             os.devnull
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ def tex_to_dvi(tex_file):
             "-no-pdf",
             "-interaction=batchmode",
             "-halt-on-error",
-            "-output-directory=\"{}\"".format(consts.TEX_DIR),
+            "-output-directory=\"{}\"".format(tex_dir),
             "\"{}\"".format(tex_file),
             ">",
             os.devnull
@@ -76,6 +81,8 @@ def dvi_to_svg(dvi_file, regen_if_exists=False):
     where in the dvi
     """
     result = dvi_file.replace(".dvi" if not TEX_USE_CTEX else ".xdv", ".svg")
+    result = Path(result).as_posix()
+    dvi_file = Path(dvi_file).as_posix()
     if not os.path.exists(result):
         commands = [
             "dvisvgm",

Did someone PR it?

[Olivia-fsm]

I met the same problem. I'm using Windows 10, and found it caused by TeX engines. In Windows, path seqerator is \ but TeX recognized it as a escape character. eg. ./media\Tex\fjkaljfa.tex will be ./mediaexjkaljfa.tex, the \T, \f have been wiped. So replace \ to / before calling a TeX executable will solve this problem. diff --git a/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py b/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py index 5df24de3..d8bbdad1 100644 --- a/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py +++ b/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ import os import hashlib

+from pathlib import Path + from manimlib.constants import TEX_TEXT_TO_REPLACE from manimlib.constants import TEX_USE_CTEX import manimlib.constants as consts @@ -39,12 +41,15 @@ def generate_tex_file(expression, template_tex_file_body):

def tex_to_dvi(tex_file): result = tex_file.replace(".tex", ".dvi" if not TEX_USE_CTEX else ".xdv")

• result = Path(result).as_posix()
• tex_file = Path(tex_file).as_posix()
• tex_dir = Path(consts.TEX_DIR).as_posix() if not os.path.exists(result): commands = [ "latex", "-interaction=batchmode", "-halt-on-error",
• "-output-directory=\"{}\"".format(consts.TEX_DIR),
• "-output-directory=\"{}\"".format(tex_dir), "\"{}\"".format(tex_file), ">", os.devnull @@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ def tex_to_dvi(tex_file): "-no-pdf", "-interaction=batchmode", "-halt-on-error",
• "-output-directory=\"{}\"".format(consts.TEX_DIR),
• "-output-directory=\"{}\"".format(tex_dir), "\"{}\"".format(tex_file), ">", os.devnull @@ -76,6 +81,8 @@ def dvi_to_svg(dvi_file, regen_if_exists=False): where in the dvi """ result = dvi_file.replace(".dvi" if not TEX_USE_CTEX else ".xdv", ".svg")
• result = Path(result).as_posix()
• dvi_file = Path(dvi_file).as_posix() if not os.path.exists(result): commands = [ "dvisvgm", Did someone PR it?

but if I change this file follow the instruction, I got this error: OSError: No file matching media/Tex/01339147c3b11af9.svg in image directory What can I do then...

[f1rstmehul]

I had same problem and I tried all the solution listed above but didn't worked for me. I came to know that error was due to some missing packages. I uninstalled MikTex and installed again but chose to install missing packages on the fly while installing.

It worked fine for me.

[MeatBoyed]

Getting a new environment and removing any other installations of MikTeX and following this tutorial exactly worked for me.

If you encounter a pop up message after running python -m manim example_scenes.py WriteStuff -pl saying there are MikTeX packages missing. Exit the session, run MikTeX console with admin privileges, go to the Packages section here:

• and search for the package that is required and install them/it. Everything should work as expected from there on out.

[sanskrutikarnawat]

Getting a new environment and removing any other installations of MikTeX and following this tutorial exactly worked for me.

If you encounter a pop up message after running python -m manim example_scenes.py WriteStuff -pl saying there are MikTeX packages missing. Exit the session, run MikTeX console with admin privileges, go to the Packages section here:

• and search for the package that is required and install them/it. Everything should work as expected from there on out.

How do you search for required packages?

[zdarovakoresh]

I'm facing the same issue. I have a complete version of MikTex on my computer.

Here is the log file:

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)) ("C:\Program Files\Manim\media\Tex\89b56776460a3453.aux")
\openout1 = `89b56776460a3453.aux'.

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[Dfredude]

Hey man I was having the same issue and the issue was with my code. It was like this: from big_ol_pile_of_manim_imports import * class Formula(Scene): def construct(self): formula_tex1=TexMobject(r"\frac{d}{dx}f(x)=\lim{h\rightarrow 0}{\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}}") self.add(formula_tex_2)

And i changed it to this: from big_ol_pile_of_manim_imports import * class Formula(Scene): def construct(self): formula_tex2=TexMobject("\frac{d}{dx}f(x)=\lim{h\rightarrow 0}{\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}}") self.add(formula_tex_2) As you can see I used backslash instead of r and that at least let me render the image. Nothing fancy but might help somebody new to this like me.

[mati-caliz]

I had the same problem and I solved it by changing TextMobject for TexMobject, and correcting one mistake I had. I think that's the problem you have.

[jeemitsha]

Let me start by saying that I've read through all of the other issues on here with the same error message, and have tried each of the fixes, but to no avail.

I was running example scene #1, and:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\extract_scene.py", line 155, in main
    scene = SceneClass(**scene_kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\scene\scene.py", line 52, in __init__
    self.construct()
  File "example_scenes.py", line 18, in construct
    title = TextMobject("This is some \\LaTeX")
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\mobject\svg\tex_mobject.py", line 145, in __init__
    self, self.arg_separator.join(tex_strings), **kwargs
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\mobject\svg\tex_mobject.py", line 45, in __init__
    self.template_tex_file_body
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\utils\tex_file_writing.py", line 19, in tex_to_svg_file
    dvi_file = tex_to_dvi(tex_file)
  File "C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\utils\tex_file_writing.py", line 67, in tex_to_dvi
    "See log output above or the log file: %s" % log_file)
Exception: Latex error converting to dvi. See log output above or the log file: C:\Users\kaneo\Desktop\manim\manim\manimlib\files\Tex\cc8b128e228b77ce.log

The 'log file' contains:

`\documentclass[preview]{standalone}

\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{dsfont}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{tipa}
\usepackage{relsize}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usepackage{calligra}
\usepackage{wasysym}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{physics}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{microtype}
\DisableLigatures{encoding = *, family = * }
%\usepackage[UTF8]{ctex}
\linespread{1}

\begin{document}

\centering This is some \LaTeX

\end{document}`

I'm on windows 10. This same error happens when I make my own custom scripts, but I am able to run example scenes 2 and 4.

Did you find any solution?

[ai-bites]

I was able to solve this problem by doing a full install of Latex in Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install texlive-full

Hope it helps!

[aarongraybill]

For whatever this is worth, if you've previously installed TinyTeX for R markdown compilation, it produces the aforementioned .dvi error (while still producing the log output). In fact, when the log produces a babel package error saying there is no "english" option for the babel package. Running the following in my R console fixed the problem for me:

tinytex::uninstall_tinytex()

[kneardhead]

Hey there, I had the similar problem. None of the above worked because my problem was somewhere else,

I had the similar issue, here, basically the error message means there is some error compiling the tex.

If you have several lines of text, then check the .tex file made after trying to compile the code. Mine was c2f123b87baffd8.tex. Now check the code, I found it had,

\begin{align} $$\text{Hello}$$ \end{align}

certainly this is scandal if you know latex, I went to the .py file immediately and removed the $$ from the text. This later solved my issue.

I hope this helps

[djkinger]

Instead of using Tex(for community version) or TexMobject simply use MathTex. See if this resolves your issue.

[billy-ijk]

like @kneardhead i thought my problem was with manim but i just had some misspelled latex code

MathTex(r"\left(\begin{array}{cc} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \right)")

I forgot to put \end{array} as you can see.

[DungLai]

Is your \manim folder in a folder path that has a folder name with a space? That ended up being my issue. LaTeX works fine now.

Not only space, but the folder name also should not contain numbers as well.

[rudransh61]

use MathTex(r" your Latex") or TexMobject(r" ur latex") it will surely work😄

[Calculuscc]

Hey there, I had the similar problem. None of the above worked because my problem was somewhere else,

I had the similar issue, here, basically the error message means there is some error compiling the tex.

If you have several lines of text, then check the .tex file made after trying to compile the code. Mine was c2f123b87baffd8.tex. Now check the code, I found it had,

\begin{align*} $$\text{Hello}$$ \end{align*} certainly this is scandal if you know latex, I went to the .py file immediately and removed the $$ from the text. This later solved my issue.

I hope this helps

It does work a lot, thank you much