plot legend position matplotlib code example

Example 1: how to add legend to python plot

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: python plt show legend

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

def example_legend():
    plt.clf()
    x = np.linspace(0, 1, 101)
    y1 = np.sin(x * np.pi / 2)
    y2 = np.cos(x * np.pi / 2)
    plt.plot(x, y1, label='sin')
    plt.plot(x, y2, label='cos')
    plt.legend()