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Description
Bug report
figure.legend no longer accepts "handles" and and "labels" as keywords
Code for reproduction
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fig.legend(
handles = patches,
labels = labels,
...)
**Actual outcome**
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~/Python/lib/python3.6/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py in legend(self, *args, **kwargs)
1523 '(artist handles, figure labels, legend location)')
1524
-> 1525 l = Legend(self, handles, labels, **kwargs)
1526 self.legends.append(l)
1527 l._remove_method = lambda h: self.legends.remove(h)
TypeError: init() got multiple values for argument 'handles'
**Expected outcome**
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**Matplotlib version**
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* Operating system: Fedora 26
* Matplotlib version: 2.1
* Matplotlib backend (`print(matplotlib.get_backend())`): TkAgg
* Python version: 3.6.3
* Jupyter version (if applicable):
* Other libraries:
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**Fix**
if handles and labels are provided as kwargs, use these and pop from kwargs.