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============
Parse angles
============

Demonstrate how to convert direction strings to angles.

The code below shows how to parse directional text into angles.
It also  demonstrates the function's flexibility
in handling various string formatting.

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.. code-block:: Python

    import metpy.calc as mpcalc








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Create a test value of a directional text

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.. code-block:: Python

    dir_str = 'SOUTH SOUTH EAST'
    print(dir_str)





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    SOUTH SOUTH EAST




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Now throw that string into the function to calculate
the corresponding angle

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.. code-block:: Python

    angle_deg = mpcalc.parse_angle(dir_str)
    print(angle_deg)





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    157.5 degree




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The function can also handle arrays of strings
with different abbreviations and capitalizations

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.. code-block:: Python

    dir_str_list = ['ne', 'NE', 'NORTHEAST', 'NORTH_EAST', 'NORTH east']
    angle_deg_list = mpcalc.parse_angle(dir_str_list)
    print(angle_deg_list)




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    [45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0] degree





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