import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

linestyles = [
     ('Solid', 'solid'),      
     ('Dotted', 'dotted'),    
     ('Dashed', 'dashed'),    
     ('Dashdot', 'dashdot')]  

fig, ax = plt.subplots()

ax.set(ylim=(-0.5, len(linestyles)-0.5), yticks=np.arange(len(linestyles)), yticklabels=[name for name, _ in linestyles])

texts = []
for i, (name, linestyle) in enumerate(linestyles):
    text = ax.annotate(repr(linestyle), xy=(0.0, i), xycoords=ax.get_yaxis_transform(), xytext=(-6, -12), textcoords='offset points', ha='center', fontsize=12, color='blue')
    texts.append(text)

plt.savefig('plot1.png')

for text in texts: text.remove()
for text in texts: ax.add_artist(text)

plt.savefig('plot2.png')