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# Graham Scan - Tom Switzer <thomas.switzer@gmail.com>
TURN_LEFT, TURN_RIGHT, TURN_NONE = (1, -1, 0)
def turn(p, q, r):
return cmp((q[0] - p[0])*(r[1] - p[1]) - (r[0] - p[0])*(q[1] - p[1]), 0)
def _keep_left(hull, r):
while len(hull) > 1 and turn(hull[-2], hull[-1], r) != TURN_LEFT:
hull.pop()