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import numpy as np
import matplotlib as mpl
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
%matplotlib inline
legend()
函数被用来添加图像的标签,其主要相关的属性有:
- legend entry - 一个 legend 包含一个或多个 entry,一个 entry 对应一个 key 和一个 label
- legend key - marker 的标记
- legend label - key 的说明
- legend handle - 一个 entry 在图上对应的对象
调用 legend()
会自动获取当前的 Axes
对象,并且得到这些 handles 和 labels,相当于:
handles, labels = ax.get_legend_handles_labels()
ax.legend(handles, labels)
我们可以在函数中指定 handles
的参数:
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line_up, = plt.plot([1,2,3], label='Line 2')
line_down, = plt.plot([3,2,1], label='Line 1')
plt.legend(handles=[line_up, line_down])
plt.show()
可以将 labels 作为参数输入 legend
函数:
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line_up, = plt.plot([1,2,3])
line_down, = plt.plot([3,2,1])
plt.legend([line_up, line_down], ['Line Up', 'Line Down'])
plt.show()
有时我们可以产生一些特殊形状的 marker:
块状:
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import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
red_patch = mpatches.Patch(color='red', label='The red data')
plt.legend(handles=[red_patch])
plt.show()
点线组合:
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import matplotlib.lines as mlines
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
blue_line = mlines.Line2D([], [], color='blue', marker='*',
markersize=15, label='Blue stars')
plt.legend(handles=[blue_line])
plt.show()
bbox_to_anchor
关键词可以指定 legend
放置的位置,例如放到图像的右上角:
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plt.plot([1,2,3], label="test1")
plt.plot([3,2,1], label="test2")
plt.legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1, 1),
bbox_transform=plt.gcf().transFigure)
plt.show()
更复杂的用法:
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plt.subplot(211)
plt.plot([1,2,3], label="test1")
plt.plot([3,2,1], label="test2")
# Place a legend above this legend, expanding itself to
# fully use the given bounding box.
plt.legend(bbox_to_anchor=(0., 1.02, 1., .102), loc=3,
ncol=2, mode="expand", borderaxespad=0.)
plt.subplot(223)
plt.plot([1,2,3], label="test1")
plt.plot([3,2,1], label="test2")
# Place a legend to the right of this smaller figure.
plt.legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc=2, borderaxespad=0.)
plt.show()
可以这样添加多个 legend
:
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line1, = plt.plot([1,2,3], label="Line 1", linestyle='--')
line2, = plt.plot([3,2,1], label="Line 2", linewidth=4)
# Create a legend for the first line.
first_legend = plt.legend(handles=[line1], loc=1)
# Add the legend manually to the current Axes.
ax = plt.gca().add_artist(first_legend)
# Create another legend for the second line.
plt.legend(handles=[line2], loc=4)
plt.show()
其中 loc
参数可以取 0-10 或者 字符串,表示放置的位置:
loc string | loc code |
---|---|
'best' |
0 |
'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 |
多个 handle
可以通过括号组合在一个 entry 中:
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from numpy.random import randn
z = randn(10)
red_dot, = plt.plot(z, "ro", markersize=15)
# Put a white cross over some of the data.
white_cross, = plt.plot(z[:5], "w+", markeredgewidth=3, markersize=15)
plt.legend([red_dot, (red_dot, white_cross)], ["Attr A", "Attr A+B"])
plt.show()
自定义 handle
:
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
class AnyObject(object):
pass
class AnyObjectHandler(object):
def legend_artist(self, legend, orig_handle, fontsize, handlebox):
x0, y0 = handlebox.xdescent, handlebox.ydescent
width, height = handlebox.width, handlebox.height
patch = mpatches.Rectangle([x0, y0], width, height, facecolor='red',
edgecolor='black', hatch='xx', lw=3,
transform=handlebox.get_transform())
handlebox.add_artist(patch)
return patch
plt.legend([AnyObject()], ['My first handler'],
handler_map={AnyObject: AnyObjectHandler()})
plt.show()
椭圆:
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from matplotlib.legend_handler import HandlerPatch
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
class HandlerEllipse(HandlerPatch):
def create_artists(self, legend, orig_handle,
xdescent, ydescent, width, height, fontsize, trans):
center = 0.5 * width - 0.5 * xdescent, 0.5 * height - 0.5 * ydescent
p = mpatches.Ellipse(xy=center, width=width + xdescent,
height=height + ydescent)
self.update_prop(p, orig_handle, legend)
p.set_transform(trans)
return [p]
c = mpatches.Circle((0.5, 0.5), 0.25, facecolor="green",
edgecolor="red", linewidth=3)
plt.gca().add_patch(c)
plt.legend([c], ["An ellipse, not a rectangle"],
handler_map={mpatches.Circle: HandlerEllipse()})
plt.show()