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I really like the pxfont package for displaying code in listings. I would usually just do this to load pxfont for the entire document; \usepackage{pxfonts}.

However, this time I am required to use a template with mandatory fonts for the text. I would still like to use pxfonts for the code listings, but can not set it globally, as it would overwrite the mandatory non-listings font settings.

Is there any way to isolate the usage of pxfonts to listings only? I have tried various combinations of \newcommand and \renewcommand to 'capture' the font settings, reset them to default, and use the captured version to set the listings' basicstyle. Sadly, I lack the experience and I didn't get anything working.

Any ideas?

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    It should be possible, but you should add, how the listings should be printed: only in set in \ttfamily or in the default way listings works? Side remark: Very, very recently a new package newpx was published “meant to be a replacement for Young Ryu’s pxfonts”. – Speravir Apr 09 '13 at 00:24
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    If you mean the typewriter font coming with pxfonts, it's a matter of saying \renewcommand{\ttdefault}{pxtt} in your preamble. – egreg Apr 09 '13 at 00:32
  • @agreg thanks for the suggestion! I didn't know I could do that without including the pxfonts package. It's not perfect, as it's still a document-wide substitution, but it's certainly a solution for the document I'm working on now. Thanks! – peanutman Apr 09 '13 at 08:50
  • @peanutman It's certainly possible to "localize" that effect, but you should be more explicit about your needs. – egreg Apr 09 '13 at 09:43
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If all you need of PXfonts is the typewriter type font, then

\renewcommand{\ttdefault}{pxtt}

in the preamble will tell LaTeX to use it instead of the default.

If you need the font only inside lstlisting environments, the easiest solution is to say

\lstset{basicstyle=\fontfamily{pxtt}\selectfont}
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