[Python] Is there a way to know if an unicode character is available in installed fonts?

I'm using the Blocks.txt from unicode.org which defines unicode character ranges.

I made some tool to display those character, per range, in a browser.

I downloaded the Noto font package.

Obviously I don't need to install all of those fonts, so is there a "programmingly" way to know if the browser/system is rendering a character, so I can only install the fonts I need? Or maybe to query if the system has an installed fonts for this character?

Maybe an easier way would be to learn what range of codepoints each single TTF from noto is supposed to render...

I just want to browse character as a hobby project.

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