A simple python script to calculate the coordinates to place nodes around a origin point.

surround_me.py

#!/usr/bin/python
"""
This is a module used for setting coordinates for
networks.
"""

import math


def rotate(origin, point, angle):
    # This function rotates the point around the
    # origin at a particular angle
    ox, oy, oz = origin
    px, py, pz = point

    qx = ox + math.cos(angle) * (px - ox) - math.sin(angle) * (py - oy)
    qy = oy + math.sin(angle) * (px - ox) + math.cos(angle) * (py - oy)

    return qx, qy, 0


def find_points(origin, n):
    # Retrieves coordinates of the stations (points) 
    # around a singular Access Point (origin).
    points = [(origin[0] + 100, origin[1] + 100, origin[2] + 0)]

    for _ in range(n - 1):
        points.append(rotate(origin, points[-1], 360 / n))

    return points