Legend Utilities¶

Placement¶

`publiplots.legend`	Create a publication-ready legend for one axes, a subset, or the full figure.
`publiplots.MultiAxesLegendGroup`	Unified legend band across multiple axes.

Builder¶

`publiplots.LegendBuilder`	Publication-ready legend builder with automatic column overflow.
`publiplots.create_legend_handles`	Create custom legend handles with alpha and linewidth embedded.
`publiplots.get_legend_handler_map`	Get a handler map for automatic legend styling.

Handlers¶

`publiplots.HandlerRectangle`	Custom legend handler for double-layer rectangle markers.
`publiplots.HandlerMarker`	Generic legend handler for any matplotlib marker type.
`publiplots.HandlerLineMarker`	Legend handler for line+marker combinations (pointplot, lineplot, etc.).

Patches¶

`publiplots.RectanglePatch`	Custom rectangle patch object for legend handles.
`publiplots.MarkerPatch`	Custom marker patch object for legend handles.
`publiplots.LineMarkerPatch`	Custom patch for line+marker legend handles (pointplot, lineplot, etc.).