Python: Deleting extra characters in map legend, and making characters fit in legend

Asked Mar 12 '14 at 04:37

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Python noob here, so I apologize if this is an easy fix. I just need one circle next to the text in this legend. However, my code is outputting two circles for each plot. And it's not necessarily fitting in the legend box.

p1, = plt.plot(x, y, 'ro', ms=10)
p2, = plt.plot(x, y, 'ro', ms=20)
p3, = plt.plot(x, y, 'ro', ms=25)
plt.legend([p1,p2,p3], ["< 50 Homes","< 100 Homes",
                                ">100 Homes"], loc = 3)

It's almost working out, but just not there. Thanks in advance for the advice!

edited Mar 12 '14 at 04:41

asked Mar 12 '14 at 04:37

Laura

+1 though I don't think this could be achieved. – zhangxaochen Mar 12 '14 at 04:45
Not sure I follow. +1? Think it would it be better to try this a different way? – Laura Mar 12 '14 at 05:18
+1 means I'm upvoting your question (and also wanna know if there is a way to get what your need, though I don't have an answer myself) ;) – zhangxaochen Mar 12 '14 at 05:22
Possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6146778/matplotlib-legend-markers-only-once – Wojciech Walczak Mar 12 '14 at 07:59
Thanks for the +1 Zhangxoachen! Adding numpoints=1 per Wojciech's link worked. BIG help. Thanks!! – Laura Mar 12 '14 at 16:43

Python: Deleting extra characters in map legend, and making characters fit in legend

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