# How to reduce the left margin of plot with PyPlot?

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**Created:** [January 25, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-reduce-the-left-margin-of-plot-with-pyplot/93507 "2023-01-25T12:51:45Z")\
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Hello,  
I am plotting with PyPlot adding a legend on the right side with

```julia
    legend(handles = [active_contour, passive_contour], bbox_to_anchor=[1.2,1], loc=2, borderaxespad=0, title="Margins", fancybox="true")

```

The legend ends up outside the margins of the plot.  
How can I reduce the left margin to better accommodate for the legend?  
Thank you