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[python] degrees to cardinal directions
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def degrees_to_cardinal(d): | |
''' | |
note: this is highly approximate... | |
''' | |
dirs = ["N", "NNE", "NE", "ENE", "E", "ESE", "SE", "SSE", | |
"S", "SSW", "SW", "WSW", "W", "WNW", "NW", "NNW"] | |
ix = int((d + 11.25)/22.5) | |
return dirs[ix % 16] |
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