Re: [Matplotlib-users] Scatter legend with colored marker

[Jorge S. <jor...@ya...>]

Jorge Scandaliaris <jorgesmbox-ml@...> writes:
> 
> Hi,
> I am adding several scatter plots to the same axis, each having a specific
> color. When I call legend on the axis it correctly picks all scatter plots with
> their symbols and labels, but it doesn't pick up the color. The example below
> demonstrates this. What I would like to do is to have in the legend the marker
> its color matching that of the set it represents. How would I do this? 

Answering my own question, I found a way to achieve what I wanted by using a
proxy artist as suggested in this thread:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.matplotlib.general/20995/focus=20999

Maybe there's a better approach. I certainly would love legend to pick up on the
color used in the scatter plot by its own.

Jorge