python scatter plot legend

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2
3import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
4from numpy.random import random
5
6colors = ['b', 'c', 'y', 'm', 'r']
7
8lo = plt.scatter(random(10), random(10), marker='x', color=colors[0])
9ll = plt.scatter(random(10), random(10), marker='o', color=colors[0])
10l  = plt.scatter(random(10), random(10), marker='o', color=colors[1])
11a  = plt.scatter(random(10), random(10), marker='o', color=colors[2])
12h  = plt.scatter(random(10), random(10), marker='o', color=colors[3])
13hh = plt.scatter(random(10), random(10), marker='o', color=colors[4])
14ho = plt.scatter(random(10), random(10), marker='x', color=colors[4])
15
16plt.legend((lo, ll, l, a, h, hh, ho),
17           ('Low Outlier', 'LoLo', 'Lo', 'Average', 'Hi', 'HiHi', 'High Outlier'),
18           scatterpoints=1,
19           loc='lower left',
20           ncol=3,
21           fontsize=8)
22
23plt.show()