old_contents: # Copyright (c) 2019-2021, Manfred Moitzi
  # License: MIT License
  
  import ezdxf
  from ezdxf.math import Vec3
  from ezdxf.tools.standards import linetypes
  
  doc = ezdxf.new("R2007", setup=True)
  msp = doc.modelspace()
  
  # How to change the global linetype scaling:
  doc.header["$LTSCALE"] = 0.5
  
  p1 = Vec3(0, 0)
  p2 = Vec3(9, 0)
  delta = Vec3(0, -1)
  text_offset = Vec3(0, 0.1)
  
  for lt in linetypes():
      name = lt[0]
      msp.add_line(p1, p2, dxfattribs={"linetype": name, "lineweight": 25})
      msp.add_text(
          name, dxfattribs={"style": "OpenSansCondensed-Light", "height": 0.25}
      ).set_pos(p1 + text_offset)
      p1 += delta
      p2 += delta
  
  doc.set_modelspace_vport(25, center=(5, -10))
  doc.saveas("all_std_line_types.dxf")
  
new_contents: # Copyright (c) 2019-2022, Manfred Moitzi
  # License: MIT License
  import pathlib
  import ezdxf
  from ezdxf.math import Vec3
  from ezdxf.tools.standards import linetypes
  
  CWD = pathlib.Path("~/Desktop/Outbox").expanduser()
  if not CWD.exists():
      CWD = pathlib.Path(".")
  
  # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # This example shows the standard linetypes supported by ezdxf.
  # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  def main():
      # IMPORTANT:
      # The argument setup=True is REQUIRED to create these linetypes otherwise
      # the linetypes are undefined and AutoCAD will not open the DXf file!
      doc = ezdxf.new("R2007", setup=True)
      msp = doc.modelspace()
  
      # How to change the global linetype scaling:
      doc.header["$LTSCALE"] = 0.5
  
      p1 = Vec3(0, 0)
      p2 = Vec3(9, 0)
      delta = Vec3(0, -1)
      text_offset = Vec3(0, 0.1)
  
      for lt in linetypes():
          name = lt[0]
          msp.add_line(p1, p2, dxfattribs={"linetype": name, "lineweight": 25})
          msp.add_text(
              name,
              dxfattribs={"style": "OpenSansCondensed-Light", "height": 0.25},
          ).set_placement(p1 + text_offset)
          p1 += delta
          p2 += delta
  
      doc.set_modelspace_vport(25, center=(5, -10))
      doc.saveas(CWD / "all_std_line_types.dxf")
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      main()
  
subject: refactor show_all_std_line_types.py example