Proof of concept

IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/complex_style.tplx

@@ -0,0 +1,5 b''
+((= Complex input/output style =))
+
+((*- extends 'latex_base.tplx' -*))
+
+((*- block input_group scoped -*))+++prompt+++((*- endblock input_group -*))

IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_a.tplx

@@ -0,0 +1,5 b''
+((*- if not cell_style is defined -*))
+    ((*- set cell_style = 'complex_style.tplx' -*))
+((*- endif -*))
+
+((*- extends 'latex_article.tplx' -*))

IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_article.tplx

@@ -0,0 +1,7 b''
+((= Complex input/output style =))
+
+((*- if not cell_style is defined -*))
+    ((*- set cell_style = 'simple_style.tplx' -*))
+((*- endif -*))
+
+((*- extends cell_style -*))

IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_base.tplx

@@ -78,14 +78,6 b' This template does not define a docclass, the inheriting class must define this.'
 % Support blocks
 %===============================================================================
 
-% Default output style -code cell style  %Use filters ot do cell latex formating
-((* block header scoped *))
-((( super() )))
-((* block output_style scoped *))
-    ((* include 'simple_style.tplx' with context *))
-((* endblock output_style *))
-((* endblock header *))
-
 % Displaying simple data text
 ((* block data_text *))
     \begin{verbatim}

IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/simple_style.tplx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 b''
 ((= Simple input/output style =))
 
-!!!outputstyle!!!
-((*- block in_prompt scoped -*))!!!prompt!!!((*- endblock in_prompt -*))
+((*- extends 'latex_base.tplx' -*))
+
+((*- block input_group scoped -*))!!!prompt!!!((*- endblock input_group -*))