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Lay out Toyplot legends horizontally
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horizontal_legend.py
from PIL import ImageFont
import toyplot
series_names = ["Series 1", "Series 2", "Series 3"]
canvas = toyplot.Canvas(width=300, height=300)
font = ImageFont.load_default()
next_x = 0
for legend in series_names:
canvas.legend([
(legend, {"shape": "s", "mstyle":{"fill":"green", "stroke": "none"}})
],
rect=(next_x, 0, 200, 30))
# some trial and error was used to scale this right
next_x = next_x + 30 + (1.2 * font.getsize(legend)[0])
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