Add xkcd font as one of the options

peterfpeterson · peterfpeterson · commit cb11f27c33d7 · 2016-07-21T15:29:44.000-04:00
The official xkcd font https://github.com/ipython/xkcd-font was missing from the list of what is looked for when the user selects xkcd mode. Since it is the "official" font, it has been added to the top of the list.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def xkcd(scale=1, length=100, randomness=2):
     from matplotlib import patheffects
     context = rc_context()
     try:
-        rcParams['font.family'] = ['Humor Sans', 'Comic Sans MS']
+        rcParams['font.family'] = ['xkcd', 'Humor Sans', 'Comic Sans MS']
         rcParams['font.size'] = 14.0
         rcParams['path.sketch'] = (scale, length, randomness)
         rcParams['path.effects'] = [
