[Matplotlib-users] Unicode characters in PS output

[Gökhan S. <gok...@gm...>]

Hello,

For some reason, I can't get the degree sign showing up in my ps output:

Here is the simple test code:

fp = plt.figure(figsize=(8.5, 11))
fp.text(0.5, 0.5, u"Temperature, ⁰C", color='black', fontsize=16)
plt.savefig('test.ps', papertype='letter')
plt.savefig('test.pdf', papertype='letter')

PS output shows Temperature, ?C, however PDF renders degree sign correctly.

I can't seem to select the text in PS output, but the text is selectable in
PDF.

This is probably a font issue, where PDF uses DejaVu, on the other hand PS
uses a Times type font.

So, how can I adjust matplotlib to save in PS file?

Thanks.

-- 
Gökhan