diff --git a/examples/misc/font_indexing.py b/examples/misc/font_indexing.py
index 7625671968bd..5599eb313707 100644
--- a/examples/misc/font_indexing.py
+++ b/examples/misc/font_indexing.py
@@ -1,28 +1,23 @@
 """
 =============
-Font Indexing
+Font indexing
 =============
 
-A little example that shows how the various indexing into the font
-tables relate to one another.  Mainly for mpl developers....
-
+This example shows how the font tables relate to one another.
 """
+
+import os
+
 import matplotlib
-from matplotlib.ft2font import FT2Font, KERNING_DEFAULT, KERNING_UNFITTED, KERNING_UNSCALED
+from matplotlib.ft2font import (
+    FT2Font, KERNING_DEFAULT, KERNING_UNFITTED, KERNING_UNSCALED)
 
 
-fname = matplotlib.get_data_path() + '/fonts/ttf/DejaVuSans.ttf'
-font = FT2Font(fname)
+font = FT2Font(
+    os.path.join(matplotlib.get_data_path(), 'fonts/ttf/DejaVuSans.ttf'))
 font.set_charmap(0)
 
 codes = font.get_charmap().items()
-#dsu = [(ccode, glyphind) for ccode, glyphind in codes]
-#dsu.sort()
-#for ccode, glyphind in dsu:
-#    try: name = font.get_glyph_name(glyphind)
-#    except RuntimeError: pass
-#    else: print('% 4d % 4d %s %s' % (glyphind, ccode, hex(int(ccode)), name))
-
 
 # make a charname to charcode and glyphind dictionary
 coded = {}
@@ -31,6 +26,7 @@
     name = font.get_glyph_name(glyphind)
     coded[name] = ccode
     glyphd[name] = glyphind
+    # print(glyphind, ccode, hex(int(ccode)), name)
 
 code = coded['A']
 glyph = font.load_char(code)
diff --git a/examples/misc/ftface_props.py b/examples/misc/ftface_props.py
index b40a892715ae..2458addcbca2 100644
--- a/examples/misc/ftface_props.py
+++ b/examples/misc/ftface_props.py
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 """
-============
-Ftface Props
-============
+===============
+Font properties
+===============
 
-This is a demo script to show you how to use all the properties of an
-FT2Font object.  These describe global font properties.  For
-individual character metrics, use the Glyph object, as returned by
-load_char
+This example lists the attributes of an `FT2Font` object, which describe global
+font properties.  For individual character metrics, use the `Glyph` object, as
+returned by `load_char`.
 """
+
+import os
+
 import matplotlib
 import matplotlib.ft2font as ft
 
 
-#fname = '/usr/local/share/matplotlib/VeraIt.ttf'
-fname = matplotlib.get_data_path() + '/fonts/ttf/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf'
-#fname = '/usr/local/share/matplotlib/cmr10.ttf'
-
-font = ft.FT2Font(fname)
+font = ft.FT2Font(
+    # Use a font shipped with Matplotlib.
+    os.path.join(matplotlib.get_data_path(),
+                 'fonts/ttf/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf'))
 
 print('Num faces   :', font.num_faces)        # number of faces in file
 print('Num glyphs  :', font.num_glyphs)       # number of glyphs in the face
@@ -61,7 +62,3 @@
               'External stream'):
     bitpos = getattr(ft, style.replace(' ', '_').upper()) - 1
     print('%-17s:' % style, bool(font.style_flags & (1 << bitpos)))
-
-print(dir(font))
-
-print(font.get_kerning)