.. _api-font_file: api example code: font_file.py ============================== [`source code `_] :: # -*- noplot -*- """ Although it is usually not a good idea to explicitly point to a single ttf file for a font instance, you can do so using the font_manager.FontProperties fname argument (for a more flexible solution, see the font_fmaily_rc.py and fonts_demo.py examples). """ import sys import os import matplotlib.font_manager as fm import matplotlib.pyplot as plt fig, ax = plt.subplots() ax.plot([1,2,3]) if sys.platform == 'win32': fpath = 'C:\\Windows\\Fonts\\Tahoma.ttf' elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'): fonts = ['/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf', '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-liberation/LiberationSans-BoldItalic.ttf', '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/Comic_Sans_MS.ttf', ] for fpath in fonts: if os.path.exists(fpath): break else: fpath = '/Library/Fonts/Tahoma.ttf' if os.path.exists(fpath): prop = fm.FontProperties(fname=fpath) fname = os.path.split(fpath)[1] ax.set_title('this is a special font: %s' % fname, fontproperties=prop) else: ax.set_title('Demo fails--cannot find a demo font') ax.set_xlabel('This is the default font') plt.show() Keywords: python, matplotlib, pylab, example, codex (see :ref:`how-to-search-examples`)