gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/python
#
# Program to convert a number into the format
# hh mm ss.sssss

# Input format: ./ToDecRa.py DEC RA
#
# test data: 63.36130383 256.99567542

import math
import sys
import string

inp=sys.argv[0:] # the bug exists here
imp=sys.argv[1:] # and here with the array endings

del inp[0]
del imp[0]

if len(inp)==0:
	print" Program to convert a float into a declination"
	print" of the form hh:mm:ss.ssssssss\n"
	print" Type 'deg2dec.py' followed by a list of floats"
	print" to convert them into declinations."
if len(imp)==0:
    print" Program to convert a float into a right ascension"
    print" of the form hh:mm:ss.ssssssss\n"
    print" Type 'deg2ra.py' followed by a list of floats"
    print" to convert them into right ascensions."
			
def dec(inp):
	for x in inp:
		deg=float(x)
		sign="+"

	      # test whether the input numbers are sane:

	      # if negative, store "-" in sign and continue calulation
	      # with positive value

		if deg < 0:
			sign="-"
	                deg=deg*(-1)

		if deg > 180:
			print `deg`+": inputs may not exceed 180!\n"
			continue

		if deg > 90:
			print `deg`+" exceeds 90, will convert it to negative dec\n"
			deg=deg-90
			sign="-"

		hh=int(deg)
		mm=int((deg-int(deg))*60)
		ss=((deg-int(deg))*60-mm)*60
		if sign=="-":
			print str(deg+90)+":"
		else:
			print `deg`+":"
		print '\t'+sign+string.zfill(`hh`,2)+':'+string.zfill(`mm`,2)+':'+'%10.8f' % ss
		print '\t'+sign+string.zfill(`hh`,2)+' '+string.zfill(`mm`,2)+' '+'%10.8f' % ss
		print '\t'+sign+string.zfill(`hh`,2)+'h'+string.zfill(`mm`,2)+'m'+'%10.8fs\n' % ss
	

def ra(imp):
	for x in imp:
	        deg=float(x)

	      # test whether the input numbers are sane:

	        if deg < 0:
	                deg=deg+360

	        if deg > 360:
	                print `deg`+": inputs may not exceed 360!\n"
	                continue

	        hh=int(deg/15)
		mm=int((deg-15*hh)*4)
		ss=(4*deg-60*hh-mm)*60
		print `deg`+":"
	        print '\t'+string.zfill(`hh`,2)+':'+string.zfill(`mm`,2)+':'+'%10.8f' % ss
	        print '\t'+string.zfill(`hh`,2)+' '+string.zfill(`mm`,2)+' '+'%10.8f' % ss
	        print '\t'+string.zfill(`hh`,2)+'h'+string.zfill(`mm`,2)+'m'+'%10.8fs\n' % ss
	

def main():
	print" Declination:\n"
	dec(inp)
	
	print" Right Ascension:\n"
	ra(imp)	
	
	
if __name__ == "__main__":
	main()