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[python] degrees to cardinal directions
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deg_to_cardinal.py
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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ptcane commented Jul 5, 2023

I did the following:

DIRECTIONS = [
    'N', 'NNE', 'NE', 'ENE', 'E', 'ESE', 'SE', 'SSE', 'S', 'SSW', 'SW', 'WSW',
    'W', 'WNW', 'NW', 'NNW', 'N'
]

x = 155 # anything 0 - 360
cardinal = DIRECTIONS[round(x / 22.5)]

Note the extra N at the end of the list.

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