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# matplotlib.axes.Axes.get_legend_handles_labels

`Axes.``get_legend_handles_labels`(legend_handler_map=None)

  Return handles and labels for legend

  `ax.legend()` is equivalent to

      h, l = ax.get_legend_handles_labels()
      ax.legend(h, l)