and I want to use it in my python program. I “installed” it and my software center says it’s there BUT I can’t see it anywhere?? What am I missing here please?
here is an example message from my python program
Warning (from warnings module):
File
“/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py”, line 1279
(prop.get_family(), self.defaultFamily[fontext]))
UserWarning: findfont: Font
family [‘GillSans’] not found. Falling back to Bitstream Vera
Sans
Warning (from warnings module):
File
“/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py”, line 1289
UserWarning)
UserWarning: findfont: Could not match :family=Bitstream Vera
Sans:style=normal:variant=normal:weight=normal:stretch=normal:size=20.0.
Returning /usr/share/matplotlib/mpl-data/fonts/ttf/cmmi10.ttf
thank you for the reply BUT I “think” I already installed the fonts via the software center. The issue is that I don’t know how to test it out as I can’t see the font in a python program I have written that uses MATPLOTLIB. How can I test if a font is installed please?
hey Wolfman
thanks again BUT I did that, I swear have tried everything!!! The issue is that I can’t seem to use it in my python program. I will ask the question over in the stackoverflow as I am convinced I have installed this correctly. I might just give in and go back to windoze thank you for trying though.
The font is in ( sorry I am cutting an pasting from a poorly formatted file ).
I am not an expert on python (or anything else for that matter!) so maybe you should make sure that all the bits & pieces of python are indeed installed?.
Try installing the package “python-fontforge” via the terminal:
sudo apt-get install python-fontforge
Font editor - Python bindings
Besides being a font editor, FontForge is also a font format
converter, and can convert among PostScript (ASCII & binary Type 1,
some Type 3s, some Type 0s), TrueType, and OpenType (Type2),
CID-keyed, SVG, CFF and multiple-master fonts.
This package provides the Python modules (the libraries fontforge and
psMat) to access a FontForge program for font manipulations.
thank you wolfman
I didn’t know python-fontforge existed. As to you not been an expert on anything, I disagree. You are an expert in helping people and that is something to be proud of. Thank you for taking the time to help a noob
Hey wolfman
don’t know yet as I am away from the machine where the code is located. It is an excellent response though and worth pursuing. Incidentally I don’t really see where to flag the question answered, you got any ideas OR do I just update the subject line. Thanks again for your help and being a great guy
I did that, I swear have tried everything!!! The issue is that I can’t seem to use it in my python program. I will ask the question over in the stackoverflow as I am convinced I have installed this correctly. I might just give in and go back to windoze 
thank you for trying though.
