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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Won't use a font although it can be found by the FontManager","articleBody":"Hi,\nI was asked to file an Issue here on github, although I'm not sure if the problem is not in front of my PC... .\n\n``` python\nfrom pylab import *\nfrom math import sin\nrc('text', usetex = False)\nla = matplotlib.font_manager.FontManager()\nlu = matplotlib.font_manager.FontProperties(family = 'Heuristica')\nprint la.findfont(lu)\nx = np.arange(0,5,0.1)\ny = map(sin,x)\ntitle('This is an unnecessary title', family = 'Heuristica')\nplot(x,y)\nshow()\n```\n\nAs a result I get (besides a graph using an unwanted font):\n\n```\nC:\\Windows\\Fonts\\Heuristica-Regular.otf\nC:\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\matplotlib\\font_manager.py:1279: UserWarning: findfont: Font   family ['Heuristica'] not found. Falling back to Bitstream Vera Sans\n(prop.get_family(), self.defaultFamily[fontext]))\n```\n\nIf I add Heuristica on first spot of the serif-font-Types this will also not work, (`i. e. font.serif          : Heuristica, Bitstream Vera Serif`)\n\nI am using matplotlib 1.4.0 and Python 2.7.6, I asked this question on [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26085867/matplotlib-font-not-found) first\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/MichaelAdolph","@type":"Person","name":"MichaelAdolph"},"datePublished":"2014-09-29T08:31:59.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":7},"url":"https://github.com/3590/matplotlib/issues/3590"}