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Clarify that findfont & _find_fonts_by_props return paths. #28078

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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
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Expand Up @@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ def score_size(self, size1, size2):
def findfont(self, prop, fontext='ttf', directory=None,
fallback_to_default=True, rebuild_if_missing=True):
"""
Find a font that most closely matches the given font properties.
Find the path to the font file most closely matching the given font properties.

Parameters
----------
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def _find_fonts_by_props(self, prop, fontext='ttf', directory=None,
fallback_to_default=True, rebuild_if_missing=True):
"""
Find font families that most closely match the given properties.
Find the paths to the font files most closely matching the given properties.

Parameters
----------
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ def _find_fonts_by_props(self, prop, fontext='ttf', directory=None,
Returns
-------
list[str]
The paths of the fonts found
The paths of the fonts found.

Notes
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