Write Image as PDF with Box includes text "Loading [MathJax]/extensions/MathMenu.js"

Hi,

I am trying to write plot into PDF format, but I cannot get rid of this box saying "Loading [MathJax]/extensions/MathMenu.js", will you be able to tell me how should I fix it?

Here is the code I am using to generate the plot.

fig = go.Figure()
    fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(x=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5], y=[0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 0.9], name='A',
                             line=dict(width=4), marker=dict(size=15, symbol='star')))
    fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(x=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5], y=[0.4, 0.4, 0.4, 0.4, 0.4, 0.4], name='B',
                             line=dict(width=4), marker=dict(size=15, symbol='circle')))
    fig.add_trace(
        go.Scatter(x=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5], y=[0.51, 0.52, 0.53, 0.54, 0.55, 0.56], name='C',
                   line=dict(width=4), marker=dict(size=15, symbol='x')))

    fig.update_layout(
        yaxis_range=[0.2, 1],
        legend=dict(
            x=0,
            y=0,
            traceorder="reversed",
            title_font_family="Times New Roman",
            font=dict(
                family="Courier",
                size=16,
                color="black"
            ),
            bgcolor="LightSteelBlue",
            bordercolor="Black",
            borderwidth=2
        )
    )
    fig.write_image("1.pdf")
    fig.show()

What Plotly version are you running? I checked your code with v 5.3.1 (the last one), and no such box is displayed.

I am getting the same box in PDF outputs with Plotly Version 5.3.1

I have no idea why that box is displayed. It could be your browser?!!!

It only outputs such box if I am trying to write a PDF, the browser does not have such box. One peculiar issue is that if I am going to write multiple PDF plot in one file, this box will only show in the first PDF image.

@jonmmease

This is pretty unfortunate. The cause is that the PDF is being generated by a browser essentially doing a print operation. If this happens while MathJax is still loading, then this box will appear in the output. @jonmmease any thoughts about how to wait a bit longer?

@jonmmease

This is pretty unfortunate. The cause is that the PDF is being generated by a browser essentially doing a print operation. If this happens while MathJax is still loading, then this box will appear in the output. @jonmmease any thoughts about how to wait a bit longer?

Just for now, my solution is writing a random plot before my official plot. Of course, I would like to see this problem resolved if possible.

I am having the same issue with plotly 5.4.0 and kaleido 0.2.1.post1. I suspect the issue is with the latest kaleido.

@vincentliuheyang

I'm also running into this with:

plotly==5.4.0
plotly-express==0.4.1
kaleido==0.2.1

Thanks for the workaround @vincentliuheyang, it works well for me.

@willfindlay

Same issue with exact same versions as @willfindlay. Is there any workaround?

@vincentliuheyang

Thanks to @vincentliuheyang.
@jlehrer1 Try something like this :-) :

import plotly.express as px

#garbage graph
fig = px.scatter(x=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4], y=[0, 1, 4, 9, 16])
fig.show()
fig.write_image("random.pdf")

#actual graph to be replaced
fig1 = px.scatter(x=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4], y=[0, 1, 4, 9, 16])
fig1.show()
fig1.write_image("random.pdf")

this worked for me:

figure="some_figure.pdf"
fig=px.scatter(x=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4], y=[0, 1, 4, 9, 16])
fig.write_image(figure, format="pdf")
time.sleep(2)

fig=make_figure(df,pa)
fig.write_image(figure, format="pdf")

plotly==5.3.1

Thank you! I hadn't realized it was only on the first write when running a script. Interesting.

I am experiencing the same problem as well, do we know what causes the problem?

Yes, we know the basic cause, see plotly/Kaleido#122 for details.

Note that if the figure you're rendering doesn't actually use MathJax then you can prevent MathJax from being loaded at all by Kaleido with:

import plotly.io as pio   
pio.kaleido.scope.mathjax = None

Otherwise, if saving a "throwaway" PDF first helps, I would recommend that: basically save your figure twice.

Is anyone seeing this with Kaleido 0.1 ?

Saving a dummy figure before the desired figure doesn't work for me.
What browser does Plotly use by default for PDF saving? Could it be a browser-dependent issue?

Saving a dummy figure before the desired figure doesn't work for me.

I think a time delay of a second may be necessary.

@nicolaskruchten

Yes, we know the basic cause, see plotly/Kaleido#122 for details.

Note that if the figure you're rendering doesn't actually use MathJax then you can prevent MathJax from being loaded at all by Kaleido with:
import plotly.io as pio   
pio.kaleido.scope.mathjax = None
Otherwise, if saving a "throwaway" PDF first helps, I would recommend that: basically save your figure twice.

Hi, I tried but it did remove the watermark, but fails to render the math any more. I need the math formula to be shown, what can I do now? @nicolaskruchten

I am having the same issue, I have tried in Windows 10, WSL and Ubuntu...
I am using the most recent versions of the libraries.
An option could be to export to svg and then convert with inkscape (I tried with cairosvg and it does not render the mathjax).
Any updates or alternatives?

ENH: address plotly writing to pdf with a mathjax dialog

I am getting this when running in R via plotly::save_image("afile.pdf").

Here is the workaround for R:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79464233/loading-mathjax-extensions-mathmenu-js-box-visible-in-pdf-when-running-plotl/

plotly.py v7.0.0 now bundles MathJax v3 rather than v2 (see #5684), and the message bar is no longer included in v3, so this is resolved.

Note that Kaleido v1.4.0 or greater must be used for generating images, since that is the first version which uses MathJax v3 by default.

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