matplotlib: 2 different legends on same graph

Question

I have a plot where different colors are used for different parameters, and where different line styles are used for different algorithms. The goal is to compare the results

Answer 1

What about using a twin ghost axis?

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

fig, ax = plt.subplots()

colors = ['b', 'r', 'g', ]
styles = ['-', '--', '-.']

for cc, col in enumerate(colors):
    for ss, sty in enumerate(styles):
        print(cc, ss)
        ax.plot([0, 1], [cc, ss], c=colors[cc], ls=styles[ss])

for cc, col in enumerate(colors):
    ax.plot(np.NaN, np.NaN, c=colors[cc], label=col)

ax2 = ax.twinx()
for ss, sty in enumerate(styles):
    ax2.plot(np.NaN, np.NaN, ls=styles[ss],
             label='style ' + str(ss), c='black')
ax2.get_yaxis().set_visible(False)

ax.legend(loc=1)
ax2.legend(loc=3)

plt.show()