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        "\n# Figure legend demo\n\nRather than plotting a legend on each axis, a legend for all the artists\non all the sub-axes of a figure can be plotted instead.\n"
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        "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\nimport numpy as np\n\nfig, axs = plt.subplots(1, 2, layout='constrained')\n\nx = np.arange(0.0, 4*np.pi, 0.2)\naxs[0].plot(x, np.sin(x), label='Line 1')\naxs[0].plot(x, np.exp(-x/2), marker='o', label='Line 2')\naxs[1].plot(x, np.sin(x), color='tab:green', label='Line 3')\naxs[1].plot(x, np.exp(-x/4), color='tab:red', marker='^', label='Line 4')\n\nfig.legend(loc='outside right upper')\n\nplt.show()"
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        "The outside positioning is discussed in detail here:\nhttps://matplotlib.org/stable/users/explain/axes/legend_guide.html#figure-legends\n\n"
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