Re: [Matplotlib-users] legend outside of the plot

Christian Meesters wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> As far I understand this a plot is per default covering the more or less whole 
> space. Now, is it possible to position a legend outside of a plot, e.g. on 
> the right of the plot. "legend" offers to supply the loc-argument with a 
> tuple to do that, but that doesn't create more space and hence most legends 
> will appear truncated. The only solution I came up with is to limit the 
> plotting area (using "axes") and to position the legend manually. Is there an 
> alternative?
> 
> TIA
> Cheers
> Christian
> 

I think you have to fiddle with the axes (see figlegend_demo.py in the
examples folder). As far as I know, there is no such thing like
gnuplot's "set key out" switch.

cheer,
steve

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