[Edu-sig] problem with IF

[Rick Holbert]

Ken,

I think you should check to see if the bearing is between two values as 
follows:

#!/usr/bin/env python

def dirnPoint(dirn):
    if dirn >= 345 and dirn < 22:
        return "N"
    elif dirn >= 22 and dirn < 77:
        return "NE"
    elif dirn >= 77 and dirn < 112:
        return "E"
    elif dirn >= 112 and dirn < 157:
        return "SE"
    elif dirn >= 157 and dirn < 202:
        return "S"
    elif dirn >= 202 and dirn < 247:
        return "SW"
    elif dirn >= 247 and dirn < 292:
        return "W"
    elif dirn >= 292 and dirn < 345:
        return "NW"

inp = int(raw_input("Enter Bearing in degrees: "))

dir = dirnPoint(inp)

print "%d degrees is %s" % (inp, dir)

On Thursday 22 July 2004 21:49, ken wrote:
> hello all,
> I have been trying to write a program to display the reading from a
> weather station.  I was trying to change the direction of the wind from
> degrees to points of compass.  Have tried various if.. elif.. but it
> seems to take the last option in the list regardless of the value of the
> degrees.