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geographic directions added as alternative locations in legend #16820

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legend.py // geographic directions
ChrisOKay Mar 18, 2020
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44 changes: 27 additions & 17 deletions lib/matplotlib/legend.py
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Expand Up @@ -97,11 +97,13 @@ def _update_bbox_to_anchor(self, loc_in_canvas):
The location of the legend.

The strings
``'upper left', 'upper right', 'lower left', 'lower right'``
``'upper left', 'upper right', 'lower left', 'lower right',
'northwest', 'northeast', 'southwest', 'southeast'``
place the legend at the corresponding corner of the axes/figure.

The strings
``'upper center', 'lower center', 'center left', 'center right'``
``'upper center', 'lower center', 'center left', 'center right',
'north', 'south', 'west', 'east'``
place the legend at the center of the corresponding edge of the
axes/figure.

Expand All @@ -120,21 +122,21 @@ def _update_bbox_to_anchor(self, loc_in_canvas):
be spelled ``'right'``, and each "string" locations can also be given as a
numeric value:

=============== =============
Location String Location Code
=============== =============
'best' 0
'upper right' 1
'upper left' 2
'lower left' 3
'lower right' 4
'right' 5
'center left' 6
'center right' 7
'lower center' 8
'upper center' 9
'center' 10
=============== =============
========================== =============
Location String Location Code
========================== =============
'best' 0
'upper right', 'northeast' 1
'upper left', 'northwest' 2
'lower left', 'southwest' 3
'lower right', 'southeast' 4
'right' 5
'center left', 'west' 6
'center right', 'east' 7
'lower center', 'south' 8
'upper center', 'north' 9
'center' 10
========================== =============

bbox_to_anchor : `.BboxBase`, 2-tuple, or 4-tuple of floats
Box that is used to position the legend in conjunction with *loc*.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -266,14 +268,22 @@ class Legend(Artist):
"""
codes = {'best': 0, # only implemented for axes legends
'upper right': 1,
'northeast': 1,
'upper left': 2,
'northwest': 2,
'lower left': 3,
'southwest': 3,
'lower right': 4,
'southeast': 4,
'right': 5,
'center left': 6,
'west': 6,
'center right': 7,
'east': 7,
'lower center': 8,
'south': 8,
'upper center': 9,
'north': 9,
'center': 10,
}

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