gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import sys
import fontforge

if len(sys.argv) < 3:
    print("Usage: %s <from> <to>" % sys.argv[0])
    sys.exit(1)

fromfile = sys.argv[1]
tofile = sys.argv[2]

fromfont = fontforge.open(fromfile)
tofont = fontforge.open(tofile)

print("fontname: " + fromfont.fontname);
print("familyname: " + fromfont.familyname);
print("fullname: " + fromfont.fullname);

fontname = fromfont.fontname
familyname = fromfont.familyname
fullname = fromfont.fullname

tofont.fontname = fontname
tofont.familyname = familyname
tofont.fullname = fullname

tofont.sfnt_names = fromfont.sfnt_names;

fromfont.close()
tofont.save()
tofont.close()