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!
matplotlib. I have search a lot but still can not find it. Thanks!
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On May 17, 2007, at 12:29 PM, Glich wrote:
Type 'freetype' in the google search form, and click the "I'm FeelingHi, 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!
Lucky" button. If that doesn't work for some reason, go to
freetype.org.
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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.
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Glich wrote:matplotlib has extension modules that wrap the C library. You will need toI'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.
install libfreetype, then build matplotlib.
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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."
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Re: FreeType
On May 17, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Glich wrote:
The c stuff (freetype) is what you need (it gets installed as aI'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.
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 :-)
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Michael Bentley wrote:Alternatively use the Python Imaging Library (PIL), which I believeOn May 17, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Glich wrote:
>>>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 :-)
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includes freetype support.
regards
Steve
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Michael Bentley wrote:Alternatively use the Python Imaging Library (PIL), which I believeOn May 17, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Glich wrote:
>>>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 :-)
>
>
includes freetype support.
regards
Steve
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Steve Holden wrote:
The OP seems to be trying to build matplotlib, which actually does require theAlternatively use the Python Imaging Library (PIL), which I believe
includes freetype support.
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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