.. _pylab_examples-polar_legend: pylab_examples example code: polar_legend.py ============================================ .. plot:: /home/mdboom/Work/builds/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/polar_legend.py :: #!/usr/bin/env python import numpy as np from matplotlib.pyplot import figure, show, rc # radar green, solid grid lines rc('grid', color='#316931', linewidth=1, linestyle='-') rc('xtick', labelsize=15) rc('ytick', labelsize=15) # force square figure and square axes looks better for polar, IMO fig = figure(figsize=(8,8)) ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8], polar=True, axisbg='#d5de9c') r = np.arange(0, 3.0, 0.01) theta = 2*np.pi*r ax.plot(theta, r, color='#ee8d18', lw=3, label='a line') ax.plot(0.5*theta, r, color='blue', ls='--', lw=3, label='another line') ax.legend() show() Keywords: python, matplotlib, pylab, example, codex (see :ref:`how-to-search-examples`)