Bezier curve fitting to data with python

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I know there has been a lot of topics about curve fitting here but I have not found anything that would suite my needs.

I'm trying to make a simple sail analysis app with python. The code "calculates" sail shape stripe and calculates some data from it but I cannot get the correct "entry angle" and "exit angle" as they are defined by the curve control points.

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So my existing data is in form of x,y points and i would like to fit bezier curve to the existing data so I could calculate the entry and exit angles. I might also be possible to fit b-spline to the existing data but either way it should be so that the "mid point" and points next to it either side has same y-value.

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question: why would this have anything to do with Bezier curves? A proper sail configuration does not have the sail curl back over itself, it's a normal y=f(x) relation instead of requiring the craziness that is a parametric function representation. – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans

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This question (of fitting Bezier in Python) may have already been answered:

Bézier curve fitting with SciPy

Pomax makes a good point; for curve fitting, a simple y=f(x) relation (polynomial, for example) would probably do the job; see numpy polyfit, unless there is a specific reason you need a Bezier.