Merge pull request #8666 from anntzer/document-legend-right

QuLogic · web-flow · commit 1144e8c0b894 · 2017-05-26T18:41:26.000-04:00
Document 'right' legend position as alias for 'center right'.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Legend(Artist):
       'upper left'   : 2,
       'lower left'   : 3,
       'lower right'  : 4,
-      'right'        : 5,
+      'right'        : 5, (same as 'center right', for back-compatibility)
       'center left'  : 6,
       'center right' : 7,
       'lower center' : 8,
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py b/lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py
@@ -1007,13 +1007,13 @@ def __init__(self, loc,
                  **kwargs):
         """
         loc is a string or an integer specifying the legend location.
-        The valid  location codes are::
+        The valid location codes are::
 
         'upper right'  : 1,
         'upper left'   : 2,
         'lower left'   : 3,
         'lower right'  : 4,
-        'right'        : 5,
+        'right'        : 5, (same as 'center right', for back-compatibility)
         'center left'  : 6,
         'center right' : 7,
         'lower center' : 8,
