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legend doc. update
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‎lib/matplotlib/axes.py‎

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=============== =============
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If none of these are locations are suitable, loc can be a 2-tuple
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giving x,y in axes coords, ie::
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loc = 0, 1 # left top
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loc = 0.5, 0.5 # center
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Users can specify any arbitrary location for the legend using the
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*bbox_to_anchor* keyword argument. bbox_to_anchor can be an instance
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of BboxBase(or its derivatives) or a tuple of 2 or 4 floats.
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For example,
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loc = 'upper right', bbox_to_anchor = (0.5, 0.5)
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will place the legend so that the upper right corner of the legend at
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the center of the axes.
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The legend location can be specified in other coordinate, by using the
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*bbox_transform* keyword.
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The loc itslef can be a 2-tuple giving x,y of the lower-left corner of
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the legend in axes coords (*bbox_to_anchor* is ignored).
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Keyword arguments:
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*isaxes*: [ True | False ]
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Indicates that this is an axes legend
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*prop*: [ None | FontProperties | dict ]
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A :class:`matplotlib.font_manager.FontProperties`
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instance. If *prop* is a dictionary, a new instance will be
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created with *prop*. If *None*, use rc settings.
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*numpoints*: integer
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The number of points in the legend line, default is 4
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The number of points in the legend for line
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*prop*: [ None | FontProperties ]
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A :class:`matplotlib.font_manager.FontProperties`
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instance, or *None* to use rc settings.
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*scatterpoints*: integer
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The number of points in the legend for scatter plot
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*scatteroffsets*: list of floats
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a list of yoffsets for scatter symbols in legend
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*markerscale*: [ None | scalar ]
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The relative size of legend markers vs. original. If *None*, use rc
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settings.
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*fancybox*: [ None | False | True ]
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if True, draw a frame with a round fancybox. If None, use rc
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*shadow*: [ None | False | True ]
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If *True*, draw a shadow behind legend. If *None*, use rc settings.
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*ncol* : integer
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number of columns. default is 1
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*mode* : [ "expand" | None ]
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if mode is "expand", the legend will be horizontally expanded
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to fill the axes area (or *bbox_to_anchor*)
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*bbox_to_anchor* : an instance of BboxBase or a tuple of 2 or 4 floats
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the bbox that the legend will be anchored.
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*bbox_transform* : [ an instance of Transform | None ]
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the transform for the bbox. transAxes if None.
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*title* : string
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the legend title
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Padding and spacing between various elements use following keywords
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parameters. The dimensions of these values are given as a fraction
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of the fontsize. Values from rcParams will be used if None.
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columnspacing the spacing between columns
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================ ==================================================================
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**Example:**
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.. plot:: mpl_examples/api/legend_demo.py
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Also see :ref:`plotting-guide-legend`.
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"""
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if len(args)==0:

‎lib/matplotlib/figure.py‎

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(0,0) is the left, bottom of the figure and 1,1 is the right,
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top.
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The legend instance is returned. The following kwargs are supported
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*loc*
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the location of the legend
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*numpoints*
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the number of points in the legend line
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*prop*
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a :class:`matplotlib.font_manager.FontProperties` instance
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*pad*
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the fractional whitespace inside the legend border
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*markerscale*
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the relative size of legend markers vs. original
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*shadow*
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if True, draw a shadow behind legend
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*labelsep*
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the vertical space between the legend entries
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*handlelen*
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the length of the legend lines
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*handletextsep*
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the space between the legend line and legend text
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*axespad*
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the border between the axes and legend edge
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Keyword arguments:
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*prop*: [ None | FontProperties | dict ]
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A :class:`matplotlib.font_manager.FontProperties`
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instance. If *prop* is a dictionary, a new instance will be
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created with *prop*. If *None*, use rc settings.
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*numpoints*: integer
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The number of points in the legend line, default is 4
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*scatterpoints*: integer
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The number of points in the legend line, default is 4
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*scatteroffsets*: list of floats
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a list of yoffsets for scatter symbols in legend
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*markerscale*: [ None | scalar ]
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The relative size of legend markers vs. original. If *None*, use rc
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settings.
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*fancybox*: [ None | False | True ]
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if True, draw a frame with a round fancybox. If None, use rc
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*shadow*: [ None | False | True ]
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If *True*, draw a shadow behind legend. If *None*, use rc settings.
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*ncol* : integer
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number of columns. default is 1
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*mode* : [ "expand" | None ]
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if mode is "expand", the legend will be horizontally expanded
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to fill the axes area (or *bbox_to_anchor*)
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*title* : string
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the legend title
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Padding and spacing between various elements use following keywords
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parameters. The dimensions of these values are given as a fraction
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of the fontsize. Values from rcParams will be used if None.
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================ ==================================================================
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Keyword Description
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================ ==================================================================
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borderpad the fractional whitespace inside the legend border
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labelspacing the vertical space between the legend entries
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handlelength the length of the legend handles
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handletextpad the pad between the legend handle and text
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borderaxespad the pad between the axes and legend border
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columnspacing the spacing between columns
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================ ==================================================================
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**Example:**
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.. plot:: mpl_examples/pylab_examples/figlegend_demo.py
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"""

‎lib/matplotlib/legend.py‎

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Keyword Description
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loc a location code or a tuple of coordinates
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numpoints the number of points in the legend line
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loc a location code
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prop the font property
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markerscale the relative size of legend markers vs. original
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numpoints the number of points in the legend for line
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scatterpoints the number of points in the legend for scatter plot
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scatteryoffsets a list of yoffsets for scatter symbols in legend
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fancybox if True, draw a frame with a round fancybox. If None, use rc
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shadow if True, draw a shadow behind legend
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scatteryoffsets a list of yoffsets for scatter symbols in legend
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ncol number of columns
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borderpad the fractional whitespace inside the legend border
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labelspacing the vertical space between the legend entries
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handlelength the length of the legend handles
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The dimensions of pad and spacing are given as a fraction of the
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_fontsize. Values from rcParams will be used if None.
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bbox_to_anchor can be an instance of BboxBase(or its derivatives) or a
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tuple of 2 or 4 floats. See :meth:`set_bbox_to_anchor` for more
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detail.
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Users can specify any arbitrary location for the legend using the
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*bbox_to_anchor* keyword argument. bbox_to_anchor can be an instance
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of BboxBase(or its derivatives) or a tuple of 2 or 4 floats.
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See :meth:`set_bbox_to_anchor` for more detail.
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The legend location can be specified by setting *loc* with a tuple of
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2 floats, which is interpreted as the lower-left corner of the legend
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in the normalized axes coordinate.
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"""
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from matplotlib.axes import Axes # local import only to avoid circularity
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from matplotlib.figure import Figure # local import only to avoid circularity
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self.prop=FontProperties(size=rcParams["legend.fontsize"])
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elif isinstance(prop, dict):
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self.prop=FontProperties(**prop)
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if "size" not in prop:
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self.prop.set_size(rcParams["legend.fontsize"])
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else:
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self.prop=prop
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propnames=['numpoints', 'markerscale', 'shadow', "columnspacing",

‎lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py‎

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elif isinstance(prop, dict):
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self.prop=FontProperties(**prop)
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if "size" not in prop:
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self.prop.set_size(rcParams["legend.fontsize"])
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else:
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self.prop = prop
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‎lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py‎

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.. seealso::
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For information about the location codes
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"""
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l = gcf().legend(handles, labels, loc, **kwargs)
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=============== =============
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If none of these are locations are suitable, loc can be a 2-tuple
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giving x,y in axes coords, ie::
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loc = 0, 1 # left top
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loc = 0.5, 0.5 # center
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Users can specify any arbitrary location for the legend using the
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*bbox_to_anchor* keyword argument. bbox_to_anchor can be an instance
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of BboxBase(or its derivatives) or a tuple of 2 or 4 floats.
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For example, ::
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loc = 'upper right', bbox_to_anchor = (0.5, 0.5)
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will place the legend so that the upper right corner of the legend at
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the center of the axes.
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The legend location can be specified in other coordinate, by using the
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*bbox_transform* keyword.
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The loc itslef can be a 2-tuple giving x,y of the lower-left corner of
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the legend in axes coords (*bbox_to_anchor* is ignored).
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Keyword arguments:
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*isaxes*: [ True | False ]
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Indicates that this is an axes legend
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*prop*: [ None | FontProperties | dict ]
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A :class:`matplotlib.font_manager.FontProperties`
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instance. If *prop* is a dictionary, a new instance will be
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created with *prop*. If *None*, use rc settings.
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*numpoints*: integer
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The number of points in the legend line, default is 4
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The number of points in the legend for line
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*prop*: [ None | FontProperties ]
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A :class:`matplotlib.font_manager.FontProperties`
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instance, or *None* to use rc settings.
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*scatterpoints*: integer
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The number of points in the legend for scatter plot
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*scatteroffsets*: list of floats
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a list of yoffsets for scatter symbols in legend
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*markerscale*: [ None | scalar ]
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The relative size of legend markers vs. original. If *None*, use rc
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settings.
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*fancybox*: [ None | False | True ]
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if True, draw a frame with a round fancybox. If None, use rc
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*shadow*: [ None | False | True ]
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If *True*, draw a shadow behind legend. If *None*, use rc settings.
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*ncol* : integer
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number of columns. default is 1
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*mode* : [ "expand" | None ]
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if mode is "expand", the legend will be horizontally expanded
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to fill the axes area (or *bbox_to_anchor*)
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*bbox_to_anchor* : an instance of BboxBase or a tuple of 2 or 4 floats
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the bbox that the legend will be anchored.
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*bbox_transform* : [ an instance of Transform | None ]
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the transform for the bbox. transAxes if None.
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*title* : string
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the legend title
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Padding and spacing between various elements use following keywords
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parameters. The dimensions of these values are given as a fraction
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of the fontsize. Values from rcParams will be used if None.
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"""
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return ret

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