Re: [Matplotlib-users] Markers in legend?

[Robert L. <ro...@le...>]

John Hunter wrote:
>     Robert> Is it possible to include a marker from one or more
>     Robert> scatter plots in the legend?
> 
> This is a bit tricky -- scatter plots can vary in size and color.

Well, in my newbie-ness I wasn't aware that this was the case.

> What should one use for the legend marker?  So the short answer is no.
> My question for you is, "how *should* it work?"
> 
> Not if you are using homogeneous marker sizes and colors, I suggest
> using plot markers tweaking the properties, as in
> 
>   line, = plot(x,y,linestyle='None', marker='s', 
>                markerfacecolor='red', markeredgecolor='g',
>                markersize=20, markeredgewith=3)
> 

For me, this is exactly how it should work - thanks!

Robert