# PyCoast 1.6.0 BUG, see  https://groups.google.com/g/pytroll/c/JW90QP9QXys
import pyresample
from PIL import Image
from pycoast import ContourWriterPIL

def get_ortho(lon_0, lat_0):
    area_def = pyresample.create_area_def(
         '1/2 World, orthographic',
         '+proj=ortho +lon_0='+lon_0+' +lat_0='+lat_0+' +ellps=WGS84 units=m',
         width=900, height=900,
         area_extent=[-6800000.0, -6800000.0, 6800000.0, 6800000.0])
    return area_def

# write_text = True does reproduce the bug, write_text = False is current workaround
write_text = False
lon_0, lat_0 = '0', '0'
area_def = get_ortho(lon_0, lat_0)
imagename = 'ortho-'+lon_0+'-'+lat_0+'.png'
cw = ContourWriterPIL('./') # We take PIL because it has has a hardcoded default font
img = Image.new('RGB', (900, 900))
cw.add_grid(img, area_def, (10., 10.), (2., 2.), write_text=write_text, outline='white')
img.save(imagename)