6. Number Lines booklet variations

6.1. Variations

The standard number line from -10 to 10 has 2 other variations:

  • 0 to 20

  • -20 to 0

6.2. 0 to 20

nlBk_0to20_1_q.pdf nlBk_0to20_1_ans.pdf

6.2.1. tex files

The python below requires 2 .tex files:

  1. number_lines_booklet_template.tex

  2. number_lines_0to20_blank_booklet_diagram_template.tex

number_lines_booklet_template.tex
number_lines_0to20_blank_booklet_diagram_template.tex

6.2.2. python

number_lines_0to20_blank_booklet_maker.py

 1from pathlib import Path
 2import subprocess
 3import os
 4import time
 5
 6
 7currfile_dir = Path(__file__).parent
 8tex_template_path = currfile_dir / "number_lines_booklet_template.tex"
 9tex_diagram_template_path = currfile_dir / "number_lines_0to20_blank_booklet_diagram_template.tex"
10
11
12def convert_to_pdf(tex_path, outputdir):
13    tex_path = Path(tex_path).resolve()
14    outputdir = Path(outputdir).resolve()
15    # for testing
16    # print(f"tex_path: {tex_path}")
17    # print(f"outputdir: {outputdir}")
18    try:
19        # Generate the PDF
20        subprocess.run(["latexmk", "-pdf", "-outdir=" + str(outputdir), str(tex_path)], check=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
21        # # Clean auxiliary files after successful PDF generation
22        subprocess.run(["latexmk", "-c", "-outdir=" + str(outputdir), str(tex_path)], check=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
23        # for hosted remove stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL for debugging any errors
24        # Remove the .tex file manually
25        # if tex_path.exists():
26        #     os.remove(tex_path)
27    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
28        print(f"Error: {e}")
29
30
31def make1_diagram(tex_diagram_template_txt):
32    posttext = r"\vspace{1pt}"
33    return tex_diagram_template_txt + posttext
34
35
36def main():
37    numq = input("Enter the number of questions from 1 to 80, with 8 per page \n")
38    if numq.strip().isdigit():
39        numq = int(numq)
40        if not numq in range(1,81):
41            numq = 16  # random by default
42    else:
43        numq = 16  # random by default
44    #
45    filename = input("Enter the base filename to be added to the prefix nlBk_blank_0to20_: \n")
46    if not filename:
47        filename = "1"
48    # set names of files that are made
49    tex_output_path = currfile_dir / f"nlBk_blank_0to20_{filename}.tex"
50
51    # Read in the LaTeX template file
52    with open(tex_template_path, "r") as infile:
53        tex_template_txt = infile.read()
54
55    # Read in the LaTeX diagram template file
56    with open(tex_diagram_template_path, "r") as infile:
57        tex_diagram_template_txt = infile.read()
58
59    # <<diagrams>>
60    # generate diagrams text and text for answers
61    diagrams_text = ""
62    # add the headtext
63    headtext = r"\pagebreak ~ \newline ~ \newline"
64    for i in range(1, numq + 1):
65        img_tex = make1_diagram(tex_diagram_template_txt)
66        if i > 8 and i % 8 == 1:
67            diagrams_text += headtext
68        diagrams_text += img_tex
69
70    # Replace the <<diagrams>> placeholder in the LaTeX template with the generated diagrams
71    tex_template_txt = tex_template_txt.replace("<<diagrams>>", diagrams_text)
72
73    # Write the question tex to an output file
74    with open(tex_output_path, "w") as outfile:
75        outfile.write(tex_template_txt)
76
77    # Wait for the file to be created
78    time.sleep(2)
79    # Convert the LaTeX files to PDFs
80    convert_to_pdf(tex_output_path, currfile_dir)
81
82
83
84if __name__ == "__main__":
85    print("starting")
86    main()
87    print("finished")

6.3. Blank -10 to 10

nlBk_neg20to0_1_q.pdf nlBk_neg20to0_1_ans.pdf

6.3.1. tex files

The python below requires 2 .tex files:

  1. number_lines_booklet_template.tex

  2. number_lines_neg20to0_blank_booklet_diagram_template.tex

number_lines_booklet_template.tex
number_lines_neg20to0_blank_booklet_diagram_template.tex

6.3.2. python

number_lines_neg20to0_blank_booklet_maker.py

 1from pathlib import Path
 2import subprocess
 3import os
 4import time
 5
 6
 7currfile_dir = Path(__file__).parent
 8tex_template_path = currfile_dir / "number_lines_booklet_template.tex"
 9tex_diagram_template_path = currfile_dir / "number_lines_neg20to0_blank_booklet_diagram_template.tex"
10
11
12def convert_to_pdf(tex_path, outputdir):
13    tex_path = Path(tex_path).resolve()
14    outputdir = Path(outputdir).resolve()
15    # for testing
16    # print(f"tex_path: {tex_path}")
17    # print(f"outputdir: {outputdir}")
18    try:
19        # Generate the PDF
20        subprocess.run(["latexmk", "-pdf", "-outdir=" + str(outputdir), str(tex_path)], check=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
21        # # Clean auxiliary files after successful PDF generation
22        subprocess.run(["latexmk", "-c", "-outdir=" + str(outputdir), str(tex_path)], check=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
23        # for hosted remove stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL for debugging any errors
24        # Remove the .tex file manually
25        # if tex_path.exists():
26        #     os.remove(tex_path)
27    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
28        print(f"Error: {e}")
29
30
31def make1_diagram(tex_diagram_template_txt):
32    posttext = r"\vspace{1pt}"
33    return tex_diagram_template_txt + posttext
34
35
36def main():
37    numq = input("Enter the number of questions from 1 to 80, with 8 per page \n")
38    if numq.strip().isdigit():
39        numq = int(numq)
40        if not numq in range(1,81):
41            numq = 16  # random by default
42    else:
43        numq = 16  # random by default
44    #
45    filename = input("Enter the base filename to be added to the prefix nlBk_blank_neg20to0_: \n")
46    if not filename:
47        filename = "1"
48    # set names of files that are made
49    tex_output_path = currfile_dir / f"nlBk_blank_neg20to0_{filename}.tex"
50
51    # Read in the LaTeX template file
52    with open(tex_template_path, "r") as infile:
53        tex_template_txt = infile.read()
54
55    # Read in the LaTeX diagram template file
56    with open(tex_diagram_template_path, "r") as infile:
57        tex_diagram_template_txt = infile.read()
58
59    # <<diagrams>>
60    # generate diagrams text and text for answers
61    diagrams_text = ""
62    # add the headtext
63    headtext = r"\pagebreak ~ \newline ~ \newline"
64    for i in range(1, numq + 1):
65        img_tex = make1_diagram(tex_diagram_template_txt)
66        if i > 8 and i % 8 == 1:
67            diagrams_text += headtext
68        diagrams_text += img_tex
69
70    # Replace the <<diagrams>> placeholder in the LaTeX template with the generated diagrams
71    tex_template_txt = tex_template_txt.replace("<<diagrams>>", diagrams_text)
72
73    # Write the question tex to an output file
74    with open(tex_output_path, "w") as outfile:
75        outfile.write(tex_template_txt)
76
77    # Wait for the file to be created
78    time.sleep(2)
79    # Convert the LaTeX files to PDFs
80    convert_to_pdf(tex_output_path, currfile_dir)
81
82
83
84if __name__ == "__main__":
85    print("starting")
86    main()
87    print("finished")