From be569c41a1ca7a4354a81c28fdcf1e854e1c663e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Sun <7274320+davidsun0@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 00:55:16 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Remove identifier check for LaTeX commands

Remove the check that LaTeX commands must be valid Python identifiers.
This allows users to input glyphs like the root symbol with \sqrt.
---
 README.rst                 | 4 ++++
 tools/gen_latex_symbols.py | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 9f02e754203..f73a19ba139 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues/12861
 
+# Task # 2
+
+Investigate why tools/gen_latex_symbols.py fails to decode \U1d4c1 mathematical script small l in latex_symbols.jl
+
 Remember your job is to make *incremental* progress, break the task into smaller tasks, or finish something in 15 minutes, then pass it along to the next contributor. 
 No responsibility, only fun.
 
diff --git a/tools/gen_latex_symbols.py b/tools/gen_latex_symbols.py
index e1b441054ac..3e0c54010fd 100644
--- a/tools/gen_latex_symbols.py
+++ b/tools/gen_latex_symbols.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_ident(i):
 assert test_ident("α")
 assert not test_ident('‴')
 
-valid_idents = [line for line in idents if test_ident(line[1])]
+valid_idents = idents
 
 # Write the `latex_symbols.py` module in the cwd