Probably over my head... Trying to get Font Names

[Samantha]

Thanks Mike. I must have not installed the ttfquery and font tools 
correctly. I get an error. This error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python24\Lib\font-getter.py", line 1, in -toplevel-
    from ttfquery import _scriptregistry
  File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\ttfquery\_scriptregistry.py", line 1, 
in -toplevel-
    from ttfquery import ttffiles
  File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\ttfquery\ttffiles.py", line 10, 
in -toplevel-
    from ttfquery import describe, findsystem
  File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\ttfquery\describe.py", line 2, 
in -toplevel-
    from fontTools import ttLib
ImportError: No module named fontTools

Like I said I think I am way in over my short head.
S
"Mike C. Fletcher" <mcfletch at rogers.com> wrote in message 
news:mailman.2786.1108689703.22381.python-list at python.org...
> If you don't have a GUI library to use, TTFQuery+Fonttools will retrieve 
> this information:
>
> from ttfquery import _scriptregistry
> fonts = _scriptregistry.registry.fonts.keys()
> fonts.sort()
> for name in fonts:
>    print name
>
> if you do have a GUI, your GUI library will almost certainly have a 
> mechanism to retrieve the list of fonts.  With wxPython, for instance, 
> it's called wxFontEnumerator.  If you just want the user to choose a font, 
> most GUI libraries already have controls/dialogues that can handle it.
>
> TTFQuery is going out, reading the .ttf fonts with Fonttools and storing 
> their metadata in an index for faster access, whereas your GUI library 
> will be using a simple API call to retrieve the metadata.  That means 
> TTFQuery is going to be heavier, but it can, for instance, also give you 
> information about fonts not installed on the system.
>
> HTH,
> Mike
>
> TTFQuery:
>    http://ttfquery.sourceforge.net/
>
>
> Samantha wrote:
>
>>I am attempting to extract the Font Names from the installed windows 
>>fonts. I am having a heck of a time getting these rather than the file 
>>names. Examples can be seen by going to Control Panel > Fonts
>>
>>Any help or direction is appreciated.
>>S
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