# How to Put the Legend outside the Plot

To put the legend outside the plot in Matplotlib, you can use the `bbox_to_anchor` parameter of the `plt.legend()` function along with the `loc` parameter to specify the location outside the plot area. Here's how you can do it:

```python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Example data
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
y1 = [1, 4, 9, 16, 25]
y2 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

# Plot the data
plt.plot(x, y1, label='Line 1')
plt.plot(x, y2, label='Line 2')

# Place the legend outside the plot
plt.legend(loc='upper left', bbox_to_anchor=(1, 1))

# Show the plot
plt.show()
```

In this example, `bbox_to_anchor=(1, 1)` specifies the position of the legend relative to the plot area. `(1, 1)` places the legend in the upper-right corner outside the plot area. You can adjust these coordinates to position the legend wherever you like outside the plot. Adjusting the `loc` parameter allows you to specify the anchor point within the legend box.

By setting `bbox_to_anchor=(x, y)`, you can control the position of the legend outside the plot. The `loc` parameter determines where the legend box is anchored relative to the specified position.