How to use plt.text() function to type special symbols into a plot produced by python3?

Question

I am trying to type a text (which includes some astrophysical symbols like solar mass and Hubble's Parameter) inside an empty figure in a python script:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.figure(4)
frame = plt.gca()
frame.axes.get_xaxis().set_ticks([])
frame.axes.get_yaxis().set_ticks([])
A = 2
B = 2
C = 3
D = 4 
plt.text(0.05, 0.05, r'$R_{200m}$={:.0f} kpc physical \n\n $M_{200m}$={:.3e} $h^{-1} M_{\sun}$ \n\n\n\n x={:.0f} \n\n $M_{DM}$={:.3e} $h^{-1} M_{\odot}$'.format(A, B, C, D), size=20)
plt.show()

I am receiving the following error message after running the script with python3 example.py :

  File "exam.py", line 12, in <module>
      plt.text(0.05, 0.05, r'$R_{200m}$={:.0f} kpc physical \n\n $M_{200m}$={:.3e} $h^{-1} M_{\sun}$ \n\n\n\n x={:.0f} \n\n
  $M_{DM}$={:.3e} $h^{-1} M_{\odot}$'.format(A, B, C, D), size=20) 
  KeyError: '200m'

I don't know how to make LateX typings possible inside a python script?

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Attached is the snapshot of the error message when running a code in which I am using the same format as the one suggested in the answer. I am running this code on an anaconda in which only python3.5 has been installed:

Answer 1

replace your plt.text... line with the following:

plt.text(0.05, 0.05, '$R_{{200m}}$={:.0f} kpc physical \n\n $M_{{200m}}$={:.3e} $h^{{-1}} M_\u2609$ \n\n\n\n x={:.0f} \n\n $M_{{DM}}$={:.3e} $h^{{-1}} M_{{\odot}}$'.format(A, B, C, D), size=20)

I just:

1. replaced {\sun} with \u2609, see How to do the astronomical symbol "\sun" in PyX.
2. doubled the { of each LateX one, so the format method won't put its parameters in it.
3. removed the r before the string so that the \ns will affect.