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        "\n# Polar legend\n\nUsing a legend on a polar-axis plot.\n"
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        "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\nimport numpy as np\n\nfig = plt.figure()\nax = fig.add_subplot(projection=\"polar\", facecolor=\"lightgoldenrodyellow\")\n\nr = np.linspace(0, 3, 301)\ntheta = 2 * np.pi * r\nax.plot(theta, r, color=\"tab:orange\", lw=3, label=\"a line\")\nax.plot(0.5 * theta, r, color=\"tab:blue\", ls=\"--\", lw=3, label=\"another line\")\nax.tick_params(grid_color=\"palegoldenrod\")\n# For polar Axes, it may be useful to move the legend slightly away from the\n# Axes center, to avoid overlap between the legend and the Axes.  The following\n# snippet places the legend's lower left corner just outside the polar Axes\n# at an angle of 67.5 degrees in polar coordinates.\nangle = np.deg2rad(67.5)\nax.legend(loc=\"lower left\",\n          bbox_to_anchor=(.5 + np.cos(angle)/2, .5 + np.sin(angle)/2))\n\nplt.show()"
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        ".. admonition:: References\n\n   The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown\n   in this example:\n\n   - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.plot` / `matplotlib.pyplot.plot`\n   - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.legend` / `matplotlib.pyplot.legend`\n   - `matplotlib.projections.polar`\n   - `matplotlib.projections.polar.PolarAxes`\n\n.. tags::\n\n   component: legend\n   plot-type: polar\n   level: beginner\n\n"
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