[Matplotlib-users] Re: Japanese Windows win32 API / _winreg / font_manager.py bug workaround

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Hi,
here I propose a minimum patch to fontmanager.py from 0.72.1
which I've confirmed to work on Japanese Win2k.

$ diff font_manager.org.py font_manager.py

113,118c113,121
<                 key, direc, any = _winreg.EnumValue( local, j)
<                 if not os.path.dirname(direc):
<                     direc = os.path.join(directory, direc)
<                 direc = os.path.abspath(direc).lower()
<                 if direc[-4:] == '.'+fontext:
<                     items[direc] = 1
---

>                 try:
>                     key, direc, any = _winreg.EnumValue( local, j)
>                     if not os.path.dirname(direc):
>                         direc = os.path.join(directory, direc)
>                     direc = os.path.abspath(direc).lower()
>                     if direc[-4:] == '.'+fontext:
>                         items[direc] = 1
>                 except EnvironmentError:
>                     pass

The idea is taken from a Japanese blog.

  http://somethingred.dip.jp/blog/239

The author of the Blog seems to have some idea to patch _winreg, also.

  http://somethingred.dip.jp/blog/253
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Natsu Mizutani