Writing a table to a matplotlib pdf file

I am using matplotlib and a modified version of this example to generate plots in pdf files. So I am plotting each plot on a single page and the results are just fine.

Now I would like to list all the data used in the plots in a rathe开发者_StackOverflowr long table. This table should be placed below the last plot (so not each plot should get its own table).

Is there a way to plot LaTeX like tables in a pdf file using matplotlib?

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In principle, you can place almost any TeX stuff onto a plot using something like plt.text(1,2,r'$a^2+b^2=42$'). For aligning equations things like eqnarray work as well, like this. Just don't forget to use raw strings, for otherwise python can misinterpret TeX commands which start with backslashes.

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Unless using a plot to write text, I think it is save to say, that it is not possible to only write a table to a matplotlib pdf output file.

Currently I am using tex to write the table and pyPdf to merge the two results. I think this is the cleanest solution to the problem.