FreeType library

[ironsightdesign]

@peterhinch Trying to get fonts converted to python using micropython-font-to-py. I've installed freetype with brew install freetype and it's listed in brew list, but when I try to run the command to convert, I get font_to_py requires freetype library. Any ideas?

https://github.com/peterhinch/micropython-font-to-py

[peterhinch]

Please see the docs: Dependencies.

[ironsightdesign]

I got it to work with Windows. Couldnt do anything to get the script to recognize freetype on a mac.

[peterhinch]

On the mac what happens at Python 3 REPL if you issue

>>> import freetype

?
On Linux:

$ python3
Python 3.10.12 (main, Nov 20 2023, 15:14:05) [GCC 11.4.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import freetype
>>> 

I have no mac experience but I have been assured that font-to-py.py runs.

[ponch0v]

Im sure it does and Im just doing something wrong. python3 and freetype are both installed.

[bikeNomad]

homebrew's freetype is just the library itself. You need the Python module as well. Try this (assuming you don't have a Python venv set up):

pip3 install freetype-py --break-system-packages --user

[ponch0v]

Yep...I reinstalled pip and then freetype_py and font_to_py is working.

Thanks!

[peterhinch]

If the Mac requires specific installation instructions I'd be very grateful for a docs PR explaining them :)