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# matplotlib.pyplot.figlegend

`matplotlib.pyplot.``figlegend`(*args, **kwargs)

  Place a legend in the figure.

  labels
    a sequence of strings
  handles
    a sequence of `Line2D` or `Patch` instances
  loc
    can be a string or an integer specifying the legend location

  A `matplotlib.legend.Legend` instance is returned.

  Examples

  To make a legend from existing artists on every axes:

      figlegend()

  To make a legend for a list of lines and labels:

      figlegend( (line1, line2, line3),
                 ('label1', 'label2', 'label3'),
                 'upper right' )

  See also

  `legend()`