@@ -484,13 +484,11 @@ def __init__(self, parent, handles, labels,
484484raise TypeError ("Legend needs either Axes or Figure as parent" )
485485self .parent = parent
486486
487+ self ._loc_used_default = loc is None
487488if loc is None :
488- self ._loc_used_default = True
489489loc = rcParams ["legend.loc" ]
490490if not self .isaxes and loc in [0 ,'best' ]:
491491loc = 'upper right'
492- else :
493- self ._loc_used_default = False
494492if isinstance (loc ,str ):
495493if loc not in self .codes :
496494if self .isaxes :
@@ -571,7 +569,9 @@ def __init__(self, parent, handles, labels,
571569else :
572570self .get_frame ().set_alpha (framealpha )
573571
574- self ._set_loc (loc ,is_initial_setting = True )
572+ tmp = self ._loc_used_default
573+ self ._set_loc (loc )
574+ self ._loc_used_default = tmp # ignore changes done by _set_loc
575575
576576# figure out title fontsize:
577577if title_fontsize is None :
@@ -592,13 +592,11 @@ def _set_artist_props(self, a):
592592
593593a .set_transform (self .get_transform ())
594594
595- def _set_loc (self ,loc , is_initial_setting = False ):
595+ def _set_loc (self ,loc ):
596596# find_offset function will be provided to _legend_box and
597597# _legend_box will draw itself at the location of the return
598598# value of the find_offset.
599- if not is_initial_setting :
600- # User manually changed self._loc
601- self ._loc_used_default = False
599+ self ._loc_used_default = False
602600self ._loc_real = loc
603601self .stale = True
604602self ._legend_box .set_offset (self ._findoffset )