Initial way to make logic to install bundled fonts system wide public…

…ly available

qtawesome/__init__.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 .. autosummary::
    :toctree: _generate
 
+   install_bundled_fonts_system_wide
    icon
    load_font
    charmap
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@
 }
 
 
+def install_bundled_fonts_system_wide():
+    _instance().install_fonts_system_wide()
+
+
 def has_valid_font_ids(inst):
     """Validate instance's font ids are loaded to QFontDatabase.
 

qtawesome/iconic_font.py

@@ -616,6 +616,14 @@ def set_custom_icon(self, name, painter):
         """
         self.painters[name] = painter
 
+    def install_fonts_system_wide(self):
+        fonts_directory = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "fonts"
+        )
+        if os.name == "nt":
+            fonts_directory = self._install_fonts(fonts_directory, system_wide=True)
+            return fonts_directory
+
     def _custom_icon(self, name, **kwargs):
         """Return the custom icon corresponding to the given name."""
         options = dict(_default_options, **kwargs)