Merge pull request #10471 from matplotlib/auto-backport-of-pr-10467

dstansby · web-flow · commit 41049845aeaa · 2018-02-15T10:01:42.000Z
Backport PR #10467 on branch v2.2.x
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/afm.py b/lib/matplotlib/afm.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     ...                         'fonts', 'afm', 'ptmr8a.afm')
     >>>
     >>> from matplotlib.afm import AFM
-    >>> with open(afm_fname) as fh:
+    >>> with open(afm_fname, 'rb') as fh:
     ...     afm = AFM(fh)
     >>> afm.string_width_height('What the heck?')
     (6220.0, 694)
