Compass

Compass.py

if x >= 340 or x <= 20:
		return 'N'
	elif x > 20  and x < 70:
		return 'NE'
	elif x >= 70 and x <= 110:
		return 'E'
	elif x > 110 and x < 160:
		return 'SE'
	elif x >= 160 and x <= 200:
		return 'S'
	elif x < 250 and x > 200:
		return 'SW'
	elif x >= 250 and x <= 290:
		return 'W'
	else:
		return 'NW'

Your second solution should have been more obvious to me.