Converting PyGame 2 axis joystick float to 360 angle

[archieab]

I would like to convert my joystick's two axis float (horizontal and vertical) to a 360 angle that can be used to set a players direction in my game. From my research, I've found the best route to take is using Atan2.

Variables:

self.rot = 0
horaxis = joy1.get_axis(0)
veraxis = joy1.get_axis(1)

Demonstration Diagram: you are correct, it is drawn in MS Paint

Absolutely any suggestions/snippets for the code would be amazing!

 

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From my research, I've found the best route to take is using Atan2.

So what is unclear? The atan2 function gets the x and y displacement as input, you have both.
The center could be checked with an additional if condition.

 

[archieab]

So what is unclear? The atan2 function gets the x and y displacement as input, you have both.
The center could be checked with an additional if condition.

Managed to solve the issue doing some extra research. Thanks for the reply.