1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/lettering/font_variant.py b/lib/lettering/font_variant.py
index d826dca6..7c9fa1c0 100644
--- a/lib/lettering/font_variant.py
+++ b/lib/lettering/font_variant.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
 
 import os
+
 import inkex
 import simplestyle
 
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ class FontVariant(object):
             return None
 
     def __init__(self, font_path, variant, default_glyph=None):
+        # If the font variant file does not exist, this constructor will
+        # raise an exception.  The caller should catch it and decide
+        # what to do.
+
         self.path = font_path
         self.variant = variant
         self.default_glyph = default_glyph