.. _pylab_examples-polar_legend:

pylab_examples example code: polar_legend.py
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.. plot:: /home/tcaswell/source/p/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/polar_legend.py

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    import numpy as np
    from matplotlib.pyplot import figure, show, rc
    
    # radar green, solid grid lines
    rc('grid', color='#316931', linewidth=1, linestyle='-')
    rc('xtick', labelsize=15)
    rc('ytick', labelsize=15)
    
    # force square figure and square axes looks better for polar, IMO
    fig = figure(figsize=(8, 8))
    ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8],
                      projection='polar', facecolor='#d5de9c')
    
    r = np.arange(0, 3.0, 0.01)
    theta = 2*np.pi*r
    ax.plot(theta, r, color='#ee8d18', lw=3, label='a line')
    ax.plot(0.5*theta, r, color='blue', ls='--', lw=3, label='another line')
    ax.legend()
    
    show()
    

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