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make_boundary_path(minlon, maxlon, minlat, maxlat, n=50)

Creates path to be used by GeoAxes.

Args: minlon (float): minimum longitude maxlon (float): maximum longitude minlat (float): minimum latitude maxlat (float): maximum latitude n (int, optional): Interpolation points for each segment. Defaults to 50.

Returns: boundary_path (mpath.Path): Boundary Path in flat projection

Source code in jetutils/plots.py
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def make_boundary_path(
    minlon: float, maxlon: float, minlat: float, maxlat: float, n: int = 50
) -> mpath.Path:
    """Creates path to be used by GeoAxes.

    Args:
        minlon (float): minimum longitude
        maxlon (float): maximum longitude
        minlat (float): minimum latitude
        maxlat (float): maximum latitude
        n (int, optional): Interpolation points for each segment. Defaults to 50.

    Returns:
        boundary_path (mpath.Path): Boundary Path in flat projection
    """

    boundary_path = []
    # North (E->W)
    if maxlon > minlon:
        linspace = np.linspace(minlon, maxlon, n)
    else:
        linspace = (180 + np.linspace(minlon % 360, maxlon % 360, n)) % 360 - 180
    edge = [linspace, np.full(n, maxlat)]
    boundary_path += [[i, j] for i, j in zip(*edge)]

    # West (N->S)
    edge = [np.full(n, maxlon), np.linspace(maxlat, minlat, n)]
    boundary_path += [[i, j] for i, j in zip(*edge)]

    # South (W->E)
    edge = [linspace[::-1], np.full(n, minlat)]
    boundary_path += [[i, j] for i, j in zip(*edge)]

    # East (S->N)
    edge = [np.full(n, minlon), np.linspace(minlat, maxlat, n)]
    boundary_path += [[i, j] for i, j in zip(*edge)]

    boundary_path = mpath.Path(boundary_path)

    return boundary_path