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[](https://travis-ci.org/behdad/fonttools)
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[](https://landscape.io/github/behdad/fonttools/master)
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[](https://coveralls.io/r/behdad/fonttools)
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### What it is ?
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Quoting from [TTX/FontTools Sourceforge Project](http://sourceforge.net/projects/fonttools/)
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> a tool to convert OpenType and TrueType fonts to and from XML. FontTools is a library for manipulating fonts, written in Python. It supports TrueType, OpenType, AFM and to an extent Type 1 and some Mac-specific formats.
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### Quick start
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```python setup.py install```
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From your command line type the above command to get fontools installed on your system. FontTools requires Python 2.7, or Python 3.3 or later.
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### Installation
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See [install.txt](https://github.com/behdad/fonttools/blob/master/Doc/install.txt) in the 'Doc' subdirectory for instructions on how to build and install TTX/FontTools from the sources.
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### Documentation
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#### What is TTX ?
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See [documentation.html](https://rawgit.com/behdad/fonttools/master/Doc/documentation.html) in the "Doc" subdirectory for TTX usage instructions and information about the TTX file format.
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#### History
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The fontTools project was started by Just van Rossum in 1999, and was maintained as an open source project at <http://sourceforge.net/projects/fonttools/>. In 2008, Paul Wise (pabs3) began helping Just with stability maintenance. In 2013 Behdad Esfahbod began a friendly fork, thoroughly reviewing the codebase and making changes at <https://github.com/behdad/fonttools> to add new features and support for new font formats.
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### Community
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* https://groups.google.com/d/forum/fonttools
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### License
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See "LICENSE.txt" for licensing information.
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Have fun!
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Just van Rossum <just@letterror.com>
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