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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.lines as mlines
from matplotlib.legend_handler import HandlerLine2D
# Step 1: Draw the axvline
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
line = ax.axvline(x=0.5, color='blue', linestyle='--', label='My VLine')
# Step 2: Create a custom handler
class HandlerVLine(HandlerLine2D):
def create_artists(self, legend, orig_handle, xdescent, ydescent, width, height, fontsize, trans):
# Create a line that matches the axvline style
line = mlines.Line2D([width / 2, width / 2], [0, height], linestyle=orig_handle.get_linestyle(),
linewidth=orig_handle.get_linewidth(), color=orig_handle.get_color())
return [line]
# Step 3: Assign the handler to the legend
ax.legend(handler_map={mlines.Line2D: HandlerVLine()})
plt.show()