# CircularLayout.py
# Copyright (C) 2009  Matthias Treder
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"""
Implements a circular layout. All elements are placed on 
a circle with a given radius in pixels. The first element
is placed on the top. The next elements are placed in
clockwise fashion.  


import math

class CircularLayout(object):
    
    def __init__(self, nr_elements=20, radius=200, start= - math.pi / 2):
        self.positions = []
        step = 2 * math.pi / nr_elements
        for i in range(nr_elements):
            phi = start + i * step
            x = round (radius * math.cos(phi)) 
            y = round (radius * math.sin(phi))
            self.positions.append((x, y))
Provide the number of elements (nr_elements) and the radius
(radius) when creating an intance of this layout. You can 
also provide the angular position of the first element (start)
if you do not want it to be placed on the top. 
"""