code: def dec2dms(dec):
      
      DEGREE = 360.
      HOUR = 24.
      MINUTE = 60.
      SECOND = 3600.
  
      dec = float(dec)
      sign = np.copysign(1.0,dec)
  
      fdeg = np.abs(dec)
      deg = int(fdeg)
      
      fminute = (fdeg - deg)*MINUTE
      minute = int(fminute)
      
      second = (fminute - minute)*MINUTE
  
      deg = int(deg * sign)
      return (deg, minute, second)
docs: ADW: This should really be replaced by astropy