from __future__ import print_function import io import IPython.nbconvert.exporters.pdf as pdf import fileinput for line in fileinput.input('Kalman_and_Bayesian_Filters_in_Python.tex', inplace=True): print(line.replace('\chapter{Preface}', '\chapter*{Preface}'), end='') p = pdf.PDFExporter() p.run_latex('Kalman_and_Bayesian_Filters_in_Python.tex')