diff --git a/tools/lib/LaTeX.py b/tools/lib/LaTeX.py
index c61a7b01..c0d27385 100644
--- a/tools/lib/LaTeX.py
+++ b/tools/lib/LaTeX.py
@@ -138,4 +138,20 @@ def tabularToData(table,commands=None):
     table=np.array(lnewtable,TexNode)
     return table
   else:
-    raise ValueError("Only tabular LaTeX environment is supported")
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+    raise ValueError("Only tabular LaTeX environment is supported")
+  
+def extractMath(TexMath,Soup=False,commands=[]):
+  if not Soup and len(commands)>0:
+    raise ValueError("Commandw are only usable when Soup is True")
+  math=TexMath.find("$")
+  lst=list(math.contents)
+  mystr=str(lst[0])
+  if not Soup:
+    return mystr
+  mathsoup=None
+  try:
+    mathsoup=TexSoup(mystr)
+  except:
+    raise ValueError(f"Error when parsing latex math: {mystr}")
+  newCommand.runAll(mathsoup,commands)
+  return mathsoup
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diff --git a/tools/lib/data.py b/tools/lib/data.py
index 20b79b42..30f4e934 100644
--- a/tools/lib/data.py
+++ b/tools/lib/data.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from TexSoup import TexSoup
-from .LaTeX import newCommand
+from .LaTeX import newCommand,extractMath
 from .utils import getValFromCell,checkFloat
 from TexSoup import TexNode,TexEnv
 from enum import IntEnum,auto,unique,IntFlag
@@ -67,17 +67,7 @@ class dataFileBase(object):
   def convertState(StateTablelist,initialState,default=DataType.ABS,commands=[]):
     tmplst=[]
     for TexState in StateTablelist:
-      math=TexState.find("$")
-      lst=list(math.contents)
-      mystr=str(lst[0])
-      mathsoup=None
-      try:
-        mathsoup=TexSoup(mystr)
-      except:
-        print(f"Error when parsing latex state: {mystr}")
-        exit(-1)
-      newCommand.runAll(mathsoup,commands)
-      st=str(mathsoup)
+      st=str(extractMath(TexState,Soup=True,commands=commands))
       m=re.match(r"^\^(?P<multiplicity>\d)(?P<symm>[^\s\[(]*)\s*(?:\[(?:\\mathrm{)?(?P<special>\w)(?:})\])?\s*(:?\((?P<type>[^\)]*)\))?",st)
       seq=m.group("multiplicity","symm")
       mul=int(m.group("multiplicity"))