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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: svg backend does not use configured generic family lists","articleBody":"### Bug summary\n\nThe FontProperties family parameter can be a generic family such as sans-serif and the actual font should be looked up in rcParams according to the documentation.\n\n### Code for reproduction\n\n```python\n\u003e\u003e\u003e import matplotlib as mpl\r\n\u003e\u003e\u003e import matplotlib.font_manager as fm\r\n\u003e\u003e\u003e mpl.rcParams[\"font.family\"]\r\n['sans-serif']\r\n\u003e\u003e\u003e mpl.rcParams[\"font.sans-serif\"]\r\n['DejaVu Sans',\r\n 'Bitstream Vera Sans',\r\n 'Computer Modern Sans Serif',\r\n 'Lucida Grande',\r\n 'Verdana',\r\n 'Geneva',\r\n 'Lucid',\r\n 'Arial',\r\n 'Helvetica',\r\n 'Avant Garde',\r\n 'sans-serif']\r\n\u003e\u003e\u003e fp = fm.FontProperties()\r\n\u003cmatplotlib.font_manager.FontProperties at ...\u003e\r\n\u003e\u003e\u003e fp.get_family()\r\n['sans-serif']\n```\n\n\n### Actual outcome\n\n```python\r\n\u003e\u003e\u003e fp.get_family()\r\n['sans-serif']\r\n```\n\n### Expected outcome\n\n```python\r\n\u003e\u003e\u003e fp.get_family()\r\n['DejaVu Sans',\r\n 'Bitstream Vera Sans',\r\n 'Computer Modern Sans Serif',\r\n 'Lucida Grande',\r\n 'Verdana',\r\n 'Geneva',\r\n 'Lucid',\r\n 'Arial',\r\n 'Helvetica',\r\n 'Avant Garde',\r\n 'sans-serif']\r\n```\n\n### Additional information\n\n_No response_\n\n### Operating system\n\nWindows\n\n### Matplotlib Version\n\n3.5.2\n\n### Matplotlib Backend\n\nTkAgg\n\n### Python version\n\n3.9.13\n\n### Jupyter version\n\nN/A\n\n### Installation\n\npip","author":{"url":"https://github.com/l-johnston","@type":"Person","name":"l-johnston"},"datePublished":"2022-07-26T12:50:01.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":17},"url":"https://github.com/23492/matplotlib/issues/23492"}