Re: [Matplotlib-users] axvspan legend

[Benjamin R. <ben...@ou...>]

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 7:44 AM, Rita <rmo...@gm...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a time series data which I am using plot_time(). I am able to get a
> legend and I also have axvspan to show weekends. However, how can I state
> the "yellow" (axvspan) is a weekend on the legend or is there a better way
> to show this?
>
>
I believe you are looking for Proxy Artists:

http://matplotlib.org/users/legend_guide.html#using-proxy-artist

Cheers!
Ben Root