# View more python tutorials on my Youtube and Youku channel!!! # Youtube video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdyjiB5H8Pu7aDTNVXTTpcg # Youku video tutorial: http://i.youku.com/pythontutorial # 7 - legend """ Please note, this script is for python3+. If you are using python2+, please modify it accordingly. Tutorial reference: http://www.scipy-lectures.org/intro/matplotlib/matplotlib.html """ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np x = np.linspace(-3, 3, 50) y1 = 2*x + 1 y2 = x**2 plt.figure() # set x limits plt.xlim((-1, 2)) plt.ylim((-2, 3)) # set new sticks new_sticks = np.linspace(-1, 2, 5) plt.xticks(new_sticks) # set tick labels plt.yticks([-2, -1.8, -1, 1.22, 3], [r'$really\ bad$', r'$bad$', r'$normal$', r'$good$', r'$really\ good$']) l1, = plt.plot(x, y1, label='linear line') l2, = plt.plot(x, y2, color='red', linewidth=1.0, linestyle='--', label='square line') plt.legend(loc='upper right') # plt.legend(handles=[l1, l2], labels=['up', 'down'], loc='best') # the "," is very important in here l1, = plt... and l2, = plt... for this step """legend( handles=(line1, line2, line3), labels=('label1', 'label2', 'label3'), 'upper right') The *loc* location codes are:: 'best' : 0, (currently not supported for figure legends) 'upper right' : 1, 'upper left' : 2, 'lower left' : 3, 'lower right' : 4, 'right' : 5, 'center left' : 6, 'center right' : 7, 'lower center' : 8, 'upper center' : 9, 'center' : 10,""" plt.show()