4.4.4. General Utils

pyprom.lib.util.dottedDecimaltoDegrees(coordinate)[source]

Converts dotted Decimal coordinate to a DMS

Parameters:coordinate (float) – dd coordinate to convert.
Returns:degrees, minutes, seconds
Return type:int, int, int
pyprom.lib.util.degreesToDottedDecimal(deg, mnt=0, sec=0)[source]

Accepts dms and converts to dd

Parameters:
  • deg (int) – degrees
  • mnt (int) – minutes
  • sec (int) – seconds
Returns:

dotted decimal format
Return type:

float
pyprom.lib.util.coordinateHashToList(coordianteHash)[source]

Converts a coordinateHash to a list of coordinates.

Parameters:coordianteHash – a hash using {x1:[y1:True,y2:True..],x1:[y1:True,y2:True..]} format
Returns:list coordinates [[x1,y1],[x1,y2]….]
pyprom.lib.util.coordinateHashToGridPointList(coordinateHash)[source]

Converts a coordinateHash to a pyprom.lib.locations.gridpoint.GridPoint list.

Parameters:coordinateHash (dict) – a hash using {x1:[y1:True,y2:True..],x1:[y1:True,y2:True..]} format
Returns:list of BaseGridPoint objects.
pyprom.lib.util.compressRepetetiveChars(string)[source]

Accepts String like “HHLHHHLL” and removes continuous redundant chars “HLHL”

Parameters:string (str) – “H” and “L” string
Returns:condensed non repeating string.
pyprom.lib.util.seconds_to_arcseconds(seconds)[source]

Convert Seconds to Arc Seconds

Parameters:seconds (float) –
Returns:converts seconds into arcseconds.
pyprom.lib.util.arcseconds_to_seconds(arcseconds)[source]

Convert Arc Seconds to Seconds.

Parameters:arcseconds –
Returns:converts arcseconds into seconds.
pyprom.lib.util.randomString(length=12)[source]

Creates Random string.

Parameters:length (int) – string length
Returns:random string of length characters.