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#  Slope2vcol.py , a Blender addon
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# <pep8 compliant>

bl_info = {
    "name": "Slope2vgroup",
    "author": "Michel Anders (varkenvarken)",
    "version": (0, 0, 1),
    "blender": (2, 68, 0),
    "location": "View3D > Object > Slope",
    "description": "Replace active vertex group with weights representing the slope of a vertex",
    "warning": "",
    "wiki_url": "",
    "tracker_url": "",
    "category": "Mesh"}

import bpy
from mathutils import Vector
from math import pi

class Slope2VGroup(bpy.types.Operator):
    bl_idname = "mesh.slope2vgroup"
    bl_label = "Slope2VGroup"
    bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}

    @classmethod
    def poll(self, context):
        p = (context.mode == 'OBJECT' and
             isinstance(context.scene.objects.active, bpy.types.Object) and
             isinstance(context.scene.objects.active.data, bpy.types.Mesh))
        return p
        
    def execute(self, context):
        ob = context.active_object
        vertex_group = ob.vertex_groups.active
        if vertex_group is None:
            bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_add()
            vertex_group = ob.vertex_groups.active
        mesh = ob.data
        for v in mesh.vertices:
            angle = 1 - v.normal.angle(Vector((0, 0, 1))) / pi
            vertex_group.add([v.index], angle, 'REPLACE')
        context.scene.update()
        return {'FINISHED'}


def menu_func(self, context):
    self.layout.operator(Slope2VGroup.bl_idname, text=bl_info['description'],
                         icon='PLUGIN')


def register():
    bpy.utils.register_module(__name__)
    bpy.types.VIEW3D_MT_object.append(menu_func)


def unregister():
    bpy.types.IVIEW3D_MT_object.remove(menu_func)
    bpy.utils.unregister_module(__name__)