X-Git-Url: https://wylark.com/src/munter.git/blobdiff_plain/199c4afc24dd503212cde2ca87f2c16aa4dd384b..ac1b24e5ece40164f50b17a27dda73ddd4e41b11:/README.md?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a61f2d9..a9fe4b8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -13,17 +13,41 @@ estimates is your own fault. Installation ------------ -There is no installation and there are no dependencies external to the Python -standard library. +If you use pip, then simply `pip install munter.py`. + +If you don't use pip, then download the source code and unpack it into +its own directory. You can invoke it directly via `python munter.py +[options]`. How to use it ------------- +For detailed information, see: + `./munter.py --help` +The program supports both imperial and metric, and has four "travel +modes" at this time: uphill, flat, downhill, bushwhacking. + +By default, the output will be the time in hours and minutes of the +specified leg. If you prefer, you can use the `-p` switch to get a +"prettier" output. + +### Use as a library + +You can also use Munter.py programmatically from Python, like so: + +`import munter` +`est = munter.time_calc(3.2, 2300, 'uphill', 'imperial')` + +This will store a value like "3.04095" in the `est` variable. + +Workflow +-------- + My workflow involves planning my tour using tools like ArcGIS or CalTopo. Then, I take the stats between each leg (distance, vertical gain/loss) of the tour -and run them through Munter.py and thence record its output to my field +and run them through Munter.py and record its output to my field notebook. The rudimentary "GUI" can be directly transferred to e.g. the format used by @@ -45,6 +69,10 @@ Future plans Version History --------------- +- 2.0.1 (Jun 2020) + + README improvement. + - 2.0.0 (Jun 2020) Packaged for distribution as a standalone program (and library).