Units

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convert_units

Show source in units.py:16

Generic wrapper for pint to convert units

Arguments

• old : old units defined by pint, e.g., "m", "ft", "Km", "kg/m^3"
• new : new units defined by pint, e.g., "m", "ft", "Km", "kg/m^3"
• value : value to convert, needed for units with and offset e.g., "degC"

Returns

• float : conversion multiplier from old to new units. If value is provided, it returns the converted value in the new units.

Raises

• ImportError - if pint is not installed

Examples

Example Usage

conversion_multipliter = convert_units("ug/m^3", "kg/m^3")
# 1e-9

Signature

def convert_units(old: str, new: str, value: Optional[float] = None) -> float: ...