.. _pylab_examples-fonts_demo_kw:

pylab_examples example code: fonts_demo_kw.py
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.. plot:: /home/tcaswell/source/p/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/fonts_demo_kw.py

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    """
    Same as fonts_demo using kwargs.  If you prefer a more pythonic, OO
    style of coding, see examples/fonts_demo.py.
    
    """
    from matplotlib.font_manager import FontProperties
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np
    
    plt.subplot(111, facecolor='w')
    alignment = {'horizontalalignment': 'center', 'verticalalignment': 'baseline'}
    
    # Show family options
    
    families = ['serif', 'sans-serif', 'cursive', 'fantasy', 'monospace']
    
    t = plt.text(-0.8, 0.9, 'family', size='large', **alignment)
    
    yp = [0.8, 0.7, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2]
    
    for k, family in enumerate(families):
        t = plt.text(-0.8, yp[k], family, family=family, **alignment)
    
    # Show style options
    
    styles = ['normal', 'italic', 'oblique']
    
    t = plt.text(-0.4, 0.9, 'style', **alignment)
    
    for k, style in enumerate(styles):
        t = plt.text(-0.4, yp[k], style, family='sans-serif', style=style,
                     **alignment)
    
    # Show variant options
    
    variants = ['normal', 'small-caps']
    
    t = plt.text(0.0, 0.9, 'variant', **alignment)
    
    for k, variant in enumerate(variants):
        t = plt.text(0.0, yp[k], variant, family='serif', variant=variant,
                     **alignment)
    
    # Show weight options
    
    weights = ['light', 'normal', 'medium', 'semibold', 'bold', 'heavy', 'black']
    
    t = plt.text(0.4, 0.9, 'weight', **alignment)
    
    for k, weight in enumerate(weights):
        t = plt.text(0.4, yp[k], weight, weight=weight,
                     **alignment)
    
    # Show size options
    
    sizes = ['xx-small', 'x-small', 'small', 'medium', 'large',
             'x-large', 'xx-large']
    
    t = plt.text(0.8, 0.9, 'size', **alignment)
    
    for k, size in enumerate(sizes):
        t = plt.text(0.8, yp[k], size, size=size,
                     **alignment)
    
    x = -0.4
    # Show bold italic
    t = plt.text(x, 0.1, 'bold italic', style='italic',
                 weight='bold', size='x-small',
                 **alignment)
    
    t = plt.text(x, 0.2, 'bold italic',
                 style='italic', weight='bold', size='medium',
                 **alignment)
    
    t = plt.text(x, 0.3, 'bold italic',
                 style='italic', weight='bold', size='x-large',
                 **alignment)
    
    plt.axis([-1, 1, 0, 1])
    
    plt.show()
    

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