Example 1: matplotlib legend
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
x = np.linspace(0, 20, 1000)
y1 = np.sin(x)
y2 = np.cos(x)
plt.plot(x, y1, "-b", label="sine")
plt.plot(x, y2, "-r", label="cosine")
plt.legend(loc="upper left")
plt.ylim(-1.5, 2.0)
plt.show()
Example 2: position of legend matplotlib
plt.legend(loc='upper right')
Example 3: legend matplotlib
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
#define x and ysin
plt.plot(x,ysin,label='sin(x)')
plt.legend()
plt.show()
Example 4: python how to add a figure legend at the best position
# Short answer:
# matplotlib.pyplot places the legend in the "best" location by default
# To add a legend to your plot, call plt.legend()
# Example usage:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
x1 = [1, 2, 3] # Invent x and y data to be plotted
y1 = [4, 5, 6]
x2 = [1, 3, 5]
y2 = [6, 5, 4]
plt.plot(x1, y1, label="Dataset_1") # Use label="data_name" so that the
# legend is easy to interpret
plt.plot(x2, y2, label="Dataset_2")
plt.legend(loc='best')
plt.show()
# Other legend locations you can specify:
Location String Location Code (e.g. loc=1)
'best' 0
'upper right' 1
'upper left' 2
'lower left' 3
'lower right' 4
'right' 5
'center left' 6
'center right' 7
'lower center' 8
'upper center' 9
'center' 10
Example 5: matplotlib pyplot legend location
figlegend( (line1, line2, line3),
('label1', 'label2', 'label3'),
'upper right' )
Example 6: python no label in legend matplot
ax.plot(randn(1000).cumsum(), 'k.', label='_nolegend_')