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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fig, ax = plt.subplots()

line1, = ax.plot([1, 2, 3], label="Line 1", linestyle='--')
line2, = ax.plot([3, 2, 1], label="Line 2", linewidth=4)

# Create a legend for the first line.
first_legend = ax.legend(handles=[line1], loc=1)

# Add the legend manually to the current Axes.
ax.add_artist(first_legend)

# Create another legend for the second line.
ax.legend(handles=[line2], loc=4)

plt.show()

Total running time of the script: ( 0 minutes 0.020 seconds)

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