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[python] degrees to cardinal directions
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deg_to_cardinal.py
def degrees_to_cardinal(degrees):
directions = ["N", "NNE", "NE", "ENE", "E", "ESE", "SE", "SSE",
"S", "SSW", "SW", "WSW", "W", "WNW", "NW", "NNW"]
ix = round(degrees / (360. / len(directions)))
return directions[ix % len(directions)]
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Updated to increase readability by using full words for variables and changing the degree conversion based on this comment.

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