Merge pull request matplotlib#27764 from saranti/legendguide

Increase size of legend in Legend guide example

Author: story645

galleries/users_explain/axes/legend_guide.py

@@ -260,11 +260,13 @@
 line1, = ax.plot([3, 2, 1], marker='o', label='Line 1')
 line2, = ax.plot([1, 2, 3], marker='o', label='Line 2')
 
-ax.legend(handler_map={line1: HandlerLine2D(numpoints=4)})
+ax.legend(handler_map={line1: HandlerLine2D(numpoints=4)}, handlelength=4)
 
 # %%
 # As you can see, "Line 1" now has 4 marker points, where "Line 2" has 2 (the
-# default). Try the above code, only change the map's key from ``line1`` to
+# default). We have also increased the length of the handles with the
+# ``handlelength`` keyword to fit the larger legend entry.
+# Try the above code, only change the map's key from ``line1`` to
 # ``type(line1)``. Notice how now both `.Line2D` instances get 4 markers.
 #
 # Along with handlers for complex plot types such as errorbars, stem plots