如何在 matplotlib 中一次分配多个标签? [英] How do I assign multiple labels at once in matplotlib?

问题描述

I have the following dataset:

x = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
y = [ [0, 1, 2, 3, 4],
      [5, 6, 7, 8, 9],
      [9, 8, 7, 6, 5] ]

Now I plot it with:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.plot(x, y)

However, I want to label the 3 y-datasets with this command, which raises an error when .legend() is called:

lineObjects = plt.plot(x, y, label=['foo', 'bar', 'baz'])
plt.legend()

File "./plot_nmos.py", line 33, in <module>
  plt.legend()
...
AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'startswith'

When I inspect the lineObjects:

>>> lineObjects[0].get_label()
['foo', 'bar', 'baz']
>>> lineObjects[1].get_label()
['foo', 'bar', 'baz']
>>> lineObjects[2].get_label()
['foo', 'bar', 'baz']

Question

Is there an elegant way to assign multiple labels by just using the .plot() method?

解决方案

It is not possible to plot those two arrays agains each other directly (with at least version 1.1.1), therefore you must be looping over your y arrays. My advice would be to loop over the labels at the same time:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
y = [ [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [5, 6, 7, 8, 9], [9, 8, 7, 6, 5] ]
labels = ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']

for y_arr, label in zip(y, labels):
    plt.plot(x, y_arr, label=label)

plt.legend()
plt.show()

Edit: @gcalmettes pointed out that as numpy arrays, it is possible to plot all the lines at the same time (by transposing them). See @gcalmettes answer & comments for details.

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