matplotlib · timhoffm · Feb 22, 2025 · Feb 17, 2025 · Feb 18, 2025 · Feb 18, 2025
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py b/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
@@ -463,9 +463,11 @@ def __init__(self, useOffset=None, useMathText=None, useLocale=None, *,
        self.set_useLocale(useLocale)

    def get_usetex(self):
+        """Return whether TeX's math mode is enabled for rendering."""
        return self._usetex

    def set_usetex(self, val):
+        """Set whether to use TeX's math mode for rendering numbers in the formatter."""
        self._usetex = mpl._val_or_rc(val, 'text.usetex')

    usetex = property(fget=get_usetex, fset=set_usetex)