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Remove glyph outlines from a font while preserving everything else (advance widths, OT features)
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clearglyphs.py
from fontTools.ttLib import TTFont
from fontTools.ttLib.tables._g_l_y_f import Glyph
f = TTFont('Font.ttf')
assert 'glyf' in f and 'gvar' not in f, 'Must be a static font with a `glyf` table.'
for name in f['glyf'].keys():
if not f['glyf'][name].isComposite():
f['glyf'][name] = Glyph()
f.save('Font-Regular-Blank.ttf')
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