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44 changes: 22 additions & 22 deletions lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
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"""
A module for finding, managing, and using fonts across platforms.

This module provides a single :class:`FontManager` instance that can
be shared across backends and platforms. The :func:`findfont`
This module provides a single `FontManager` instance that can
be shared across backends and platforms. The `findfont`
function returns the best TrueType (TTF) font file in the local or
system font path that matches the specified :class:`FontProperties`
instance. The :class:`FontManager` also handles Adobe Font Metrics
system font path that matches the specified `FontProperties`
instance. The `FontManager` also handles Adobe Font Metrics
(AFM) font files for use by the PostScript backend.

The design is based on the `W3C Cascading Style Sheet, Level 1 (CSS1)
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<http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-CSS2-19980512/>`_ font
specification. The six properties are:

- family: A list of font names in decreasing order of priority.
The items may include a generic font family name, either
'serif', 'sans-serif', 'cursive', 'fantasy', or 'monospace'.
In that case, the actual font to be used will be looked up
from the associated rcParam.
- family: A list of font names in decreasing order of priority.
The items may include a generic font family name, either
'serif', 'sans-serif', 'cursive', 'fantasy', or 'monospace'.
In that case, the actual font to be used will be looked up
from the associated rcParam.

- style: Either 'normal', 'italic' or 'oblique'.
- style: Either 'normal', 'italic' or 'oblique'.

- variant: Either 'normal' or 'small-caps'.
- variant: Either 'normal' or 'small-caps'.

- stretch: A numeric value in the range 0-1000 or one of
'ultra-condensed', 'extra-condensed', 'condensed',
'semi-condensed', 'normal', 'semi-expanded', 'expanded',
'extra-expanded' or 'ultra-expanded'
- stretch: A numeric value in the range 0-1000 or one of
'ultra-condensed', 'extra-condensed', 'condensed',
'semi-condensed', 'normal', 'semi-expanded', 'expanded',
'extra-expanded' or 'ultra-expanded'.

- weight: A numeric value in the range 0-1000 or one of
'ultralight', 'light', 'normal', 'regular', 'book', 'medium',
'roman', 'semibold', 'demibold', 'demi', 'bold', 'heavy',
'extra bold', 'black'
- weight: A numeric value in the range 0-1000 or one of
'ultralight', 'light', 'normal', 'regular', 'book', 'medium',
'roman', 'semibold', 'demibold', 'demi', 'bold', 'heavy',
'extra bold', 'black'.

- size: Either an relative value of 'xx-small', 'x-small',
'small', 'medium', 'large', 'x-large', 'xx-large' or an
absolute font size, e.g., 12
- size: Either an relative value of 'xx-small', 'x-small',
'small', 'medium', 'large', 'x-large', 'xx-large' or an
absolute font size, e.g., 12.

The default font property for TrueType fonts (as specified in the
default rcParams) is ::
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