.. _pylab_examples-legend_demo3: pylab_examples example code: legend_demo3.py ============================================ .. plot:: /home/tcaswell/other_source/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/legend_demo3.py :: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np x = np.linspace(0, 1) # Plot the lines y=x**n for n=1..4. ax = plt.subplot(2, 1, 1) for n in range(1, 5): plt.plot(x, x**n, label="n={}".format(n)) plt.legend(loc="upper left", bbox_to_anchor=[0, 1], ncol=2, shadow=True, title="Legend", fancybox=True) ax.get_legend().get_title().set_color("red") # Demonstrate some more complex labels. ax = plt.subplot(2, 1, 2) plt.plot(x, x**2, label="multi\nline") half_pi = np.linspace(0, np.pi / 2) plt.plot(np.sin(half_pi), np.cos(half_pi), label=r"$\frac{1}{2}\pi$") plt.plot(x, 2**(x**2), label="$2^{x^2}$") plt.legend(shadow=True, fancybox=True) plt.show() Keywords: python, matplotlib, pylab, example, codex (see :ref:`how-to-search-examples`)