Plots pyplot() export to pdf or eps (ERROR)

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Hi,

I am running a simple code and trying to save a plot created with pyplot() in pdf or eps.

μs = log.(xs)
σs = rand(length(xs))
plot(xs,μs,grid=false)

When I try save("filename.pdf") the file is not saved. Only png actually works. Shouldn't pyplot support eps and pdf?
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If you use PyPlot with PyCall :

  • create a figure first, e.g., fig = figure("myfigure",figsize=(5,5))
  • then add your code from above (which adds the plot to the figure)
  • save it to pdf with savefig("myfig.pdf")
  • close the figure with close(fig)

If you use Plots.jl with pyplot() backend, save the plot in a variable first:

p = plot(xs,μs,grid=false)

then save it: savefig(p, "myfigure.pdf")

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It works great with that simple code. But if change the legend font type, and try to repeat your procedure I get like

PyError ($(Expr(:escape, :(ccall(#= /Users/user/.juliapro/JuliaPro_v1.2.0-1/packages/PyCall/ttONZ/src/pyfncall.jl:44 =# @pysym(:PyObject_Call), PyPtr, (PyPtr, PyPtr, PyPtr), o, pyargsptr, kw))))) <class ‘RuntimeError’>
RuntimeError(‘TrueType font is missing table’)