utils module

utils module API:

  • wkt_rewind

Example usage:

from pygbif import utils
x = 'POLYGON((144.6 13.2, 144.6 13.6, 144.9 13.6, 144.9 13.2, 144.6 13.2))'
utils.wkt_rewind(x)

utils API

utils.wkt_rewind(digits=None)

reverse WKT winding order

Parameters:
  • x – [str] WKT string

  • digits – [int] number of digits after decimal to use for the return string. by default, we use the mean number of digits in your string.

Returns:

a string

Usage:

from pygbif import wkt_rewind
x = 'POLYGON((144.6 13.2, 144.6 13.6, 144.9 13.6, 144.9 13.2, 144.6 13.2))'
wkt_rewind(x)
wkt_rewind(x, digits = 0)
wkt_rewind(x, digits = 3)
wkt_rewind(x, digits = 7)