macOS pdf generation

[a-kong]

There are some issues with mac users (both M1 and x86) trying to export Jupyter to PDF and WebPDF.

Two issues that happen:

1. PDF

PROBLEM

pdfcol.sty is not found
ex:

SOLUTION:

Run the following in Terminal:

tlmgr install pdfcol

2. WebPDF

PROBLEM

Some times pyppeteer-install does not work completely, and Chromium doesn't download.

SOLUTION

Run the following in Terminal:

jupyter nbconvert --to webpdf --allow-chromium-download Untitled.ipynb

assuming that your file is named Untitled.ipynb; otherwise change it to the file name