Matplotlib vline label parameter not showing

Question

I want to label my vertical lines with matplotlib\'s .vline command, but for some reason the label parameter doesn\'t do anything/show anything on the final plot. Does anyone kn

Answer 1

The label keyword is displayed in the legend. You need create the legend explicitly to see the label in the plot:

plt.vlines([1,2,3], 0, 1, label='test')
plt.legend()