Re: [pygame] Pygame 2D vector

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Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:02:31 +1200
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DR0ID wrote:

get_length_sqrd just returns the length of avector which does not depend on the quadrant. Using atan2 might besimpler


The get_angle() method *does* use atan2. The length check seems
to be just to avoid an exception if the vector happens to be (0, 0).

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Greg

References:
- [pygame] Pygame 2D vector
  - From: sam . hacking
- Re: [pygame] Pygame 2D vector
  - From: DR0ID