FreeType

G

Glich

Hi, where can I download freetype (>= 2.1.7)? I need it to use
matplotlib. I have search a lot but still can not find it. Thanks!
 
M

Michael Bentley

Hi, where can I download freetype (>= 2.1.7)? I need it to use
matplotlib. I have search a lot but still can not find it. Thanks!

Type 'freetype' in the google search form, and click the "I'm Feeling
Lucky" button. If that doesn't work for some reason, go to
freetype.org.
 
G

Glich

I've been there. All the code is in C/C++, don't I need it in python?
I will explore the software. I dismissed this because there was no
python. I am knew to all of this. Thanks for your reply.
 
R

Robert Kern

Glich said:
I've been there. All the code is in C/C++, don't I need it in python?
I will explore the software. I dismissed this because there was no
python. I am knew to all of this. Thanks for your reply.

matplotlib has extension modules that wrap the C library. You will need to
install libfreetype, then build matplotlib.

--
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
an underlying truth."
-- Umberto Eco
 
M

Michael Bentley

I've been there. All the code is in C/C++, don't I need it in python?
I will explore the software. I dismissed this because there was no
python. I am knew to all of this. Thanks for your reply.

The c stuff (freetype) is what you need (it gets installed as a
library that can be used by python or any other software entity that
needs its functionality). It may seem a little weird, but lots of
the stuff you call from python is written in c. More than likely,
your python interpreter is also written in c :)
 
S

Steve Holden

Michael said:
The c stuff (freetype) is what you need (it gets installed as a
library that can be used by python or any other software entity that
needs its functionality). It may seem a little weird, but lots of
the stuff you call from python is written in c. More than likely,
your python interpreter is also written in c :)
Alternatively use the Python Imaging Library (PIL), which I believe
includes freetype support.

regards
Steve
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Steve Holden

Michael said:
The c stuff (freetype) is what you need (it gets installed as a
library that can be used by python or any other software entity that
needs its functionality). It may seem a little weird, but lots of
the stuff you call from python is written in c. More than likely,
your python interpreter is also written in c :)
Alternatively use the Python Imaging Library (PIL), which I believe
includes freetype support.

regards
Steve
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Robert Kern

Steve said:
Alternatively use the Python Imaging Library (PIL), which I believe
includes freetype support.

The OP seems to be trying to build matplotlib, which actually does require the
FreeType library. The PIL, lovely though it is, is not a substitute.

--
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
an underlying truth."
-- Umberto Eco
 

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