matplotlib.pyplot.figlegend

matplotlib.pyplot.figlegend(*args, **kwargs) [source]

Place a legend in the figure.

labels
a sequence of strings
handles
a sequence of Line2D or Patch instances
loc
can be a string or an integer specifying the legend location

A matplotlib.legend.Legend instance is returned.

Examples

To make a legend from existing artists on every axes:

figlegend()

To make a legend for a list of lines and labels:

figlegend( (line1, line2, line3),
           ('label1', 'label2', 'label3'),
           'upper right' )

See also

legend()

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