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I have a set of points that lie around a center approximately at . These points are not perfectly arranged on a circle, but they form an irregular circular shape around the center.

What is the best way to analyze or handle these points in Python?

For example, I would like to compute things such as the effective radius, the enclosed area, or visualize the irregular circular boundary.

Any suggestions or comments on how to approach this using Python would be greatly appreciated.

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    Falling into the 'any suggestions' category; start by working it out on paper. Then, once the logic is understood, apply the logic in code. If there is anything specific you're struggling with from a coding perspective, come back and ask. At the moment, it appears too early for a question here, as the question (in it's original state) is too broad. Commented Nov 18 at 19:06
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    This sounds more like a geometry problem than programming. If you understand how to do the geometry by hand, turning it into python code should be straightforward. Commented Nov 18 at 19:28
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    For each pair of adjacent points there's a triangle whose third vertex is the center. You should be able to use high school geometry to calculate the area of each triangle, and the total area is the sum of all of them. Commented Nov 18 at 19:30
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    If you need help with the formula, Mathematics is the place to ask. Commented Nov 18 at 19:30
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    @jel - Are you Martin? Otherwise >he< needs to clarify what >he< means. Why? Because different people are assuming different (and contradictory) things about what this question is asking. Based on the comments above ... Commented yesterday
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