Align Rows in a Matplotlib Legend with 2 Columns

To align rows in a matplotlib legend with 2 columns, we can take the following steps

• Set the figure size and adjust the padding between and around the subplots.
• Using plot() method, plot lines with the labels line1, line2 and line3.
• Place a legend on the figure with two columns. Use ncol=2.
• To display the figure, use show() method.

Example

from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
plt.rcParams["figure.figsize"] = [7.50, 3.50]
plt.rcParams["figure.autolayout"] = True
plt.plot([1, 2, 3], label="line1")
plt.plot([3, 2, 1], label="line2")
plt.plot([2, 3, 1], label="line3")
plt.legend(ncol=2, loc="upper right")
plt.show()

Output