[AUCTeX] turning on auctex/latex mode in python

[Ryan Krauss]

This may seem like a strange request, but I want to have access to the
AUCTex math short-cut keys (`b => \beta) while writing Python code.  I
use a Python package called Matplotlib to generate 2D plots and it
allows me to use Latex in my axis labels.  I am in the habit of typing
`b and `j and have to slow down and back up and manually type out the
symbols.

Is there a way to do this either automatically when I open a python
file, or to just turn it on when I need it?

Thanks,

Ryan