Measures

This application provides the following measures:

Note

Python has restrictions on what can be used as a method attribute; if you are not very familiar with python, the below chart outlines which units can be used only when creating a new measurement object (‘Acceptable as Arguments’) and which are acceptable for use either when creating a new measurement object, or for converting a measurement object to a different unit (‘Acceptable as Arguments or Attributes’)

Units that are acceptable as arguments (like the distance measurement term km) can be used like:

>>> from measurement.measures import Distance
>>> distance = Distance(km=10)

or can be used for converting other measures into kilometers:

>>> from measurement.measures import Distance
>>> distance = Distance(mi=10).km

but units that are only acceptable as arguments (like the distance measurement term kilometer) can only be used to create a measurement:

>>> from measurement.measures import Distance
>>> distance = Distance(kilometer=10)

You also might notice that some measures have arguments having spaces in their name marked as ‘Acceptable as Arguments’; their primary use is for when using measurement.guess:

>>> from measurement.utils import guess
>>> unit = 'U.S. Foot'
>>> value = 10
>>> measurement = guess(value, unit)
>>> print measurement
10.0 U.S. Foot

Area

  • Acceptable as Arguments or Attributes: sq_Em, sq_Gm, sq_Mm, sq_Pm, sq_Tm, sq_Ym, sq_Zm, sq_am, sq_british_chain_benoit, sq_british_chain_sears_truncated, sq_british_chain_sears, sq_british_ft, sq_british_yd, sq_chain_benoit, sq_chain_sears, sq_chain, sq_clarke_ft, sq_clarke_link, sq_cm, sq_dam, sq_dm, sq_fathom, sq_fm, sq_ft, sq_german_m, sq_gold_coast_ft, sq_hm, sq_inch, sq_indian_yd, sq_km, sq_link_benoit, sq_link_sears, sq_link, sq_m, sq_mi, sq_mm, sq_nm_uk, sq_nm, sq_pm, sq_rod, sq_sears_yd, sq_survey_ft, sq_um, sq_yd, sq_ym, sq_zm

  • Acceptable as Arguments: British chain (Benoit 1895 B), British chain (Sears 1922 truncated), British chain (Sears 1922), British foot (Sears 1922), British foot, British yard (Sears 1922), British yard, Chain (Benoit), Chain (Sears), Clarke's Foot, Clarke's link, Foot (International), German legal metre, Gold Coast foot, Indian yard, Link (Benoit), Link (Sears), Nautical Mile (UK), Nautical Mile, U.S. Foot, US survey foot, Yard (Indian), Yard (Sears), attometer, attometre, centimeter, centimetre, decameter, decametre, decimeter, decimetre, exameter, exametre, femtometer, femtometre, foot, gigameter, gigametre, hectometer, hectometre, in, inches, kilometer, kilometre, megameter, megametre, meter, metre, micrometer, micrometre, mile, millimeter, millimetre, nanometer, nanometre, petameter, petametre, picometer, picometre, terameter, terametre, yard, yoctometer, yoctometre, yottameter, yottametre, zeptometer, zeptometre, zetameter, zetametre

Distance

  • Acceptable as Arguments or Attributes: Em, Gm, Mm, Pm, Tm, Ym, Zm, am, british_chain_benoit, british_chain_sears_truncated, british_chain_sears, british_ft, british_yd, chain_benoit, chain_sears, chain, clarke_ft, clarke_link, cm, dam, dm, fathom, fm, ft, german_m, gold_coast_ft, hm, inch, indian_yd, km, link_benoit, link_sears, link, m, mi, mm, nm_uk, nm, pm, rod, sears_yd, survey_ft, um, yd, ym, zm

  • Acceptable as Arguments: British chain (Benoit 1895 B), British chain (Sears 1922 truncated), British chain (Sears 1922), British foot (Sears 1922), British foot, British yard (Sears 1922), British yard, Chain (Benoit), Chain (Sears), Clarke's Foot, Clarke's link, Foot (International), German legal metre, Gold Coast foot, Indian yard, Link (Benoit), Link (Sears), Nautical Mile (UK), Nautical Mile, U.S. Foot, US survey foot, Yard (Indian), Yard (Sears), attometer, attometre, centimeter, centimetre, decameter, decametre, decimeter, decimetre, exameter, exametre, femtometer, femtometre, foot, gigameter, gigametre, hectometer, hectometre, inches, kilometer, kilometre, megameter, megametre, meter, metre, micrometer, micrometre, mile, millimeter, millimetre, nanometer, nanometre, petameter, petametre, picometer, picometre, terameter, terametre, yard, yoctometer, yoctometre, yottameter, yottametre, zeptometer, zeptometre, zetameter, zetametre

Energy

  • Acceptable as Arguments or Attributes: C, EJ, Ec, GJ, Gc, J, MJ, Mc, PJ, Pc, TJ, Tc, YJ, Yc, ZJ, Zc, aJ, ac, cJ, c, cc, dJ, daJ, dac, dc, fJ, fc, hJ, hc, kJ, kc, mJ, mc, nJ, nc, pJ, pc, uJ, uc, yJ, yc, zJ, zc

  • Acceptable as Arguments: Calorie, attocalorie, attojoule, calorie, centicalorie, centijoule, decacalorie, decajoule, decicalorie, decijoule, exacalorie, exajoule, femtocalorie, femtojoule, gigacalorie, gigajoule, hectocalorie, hectojoule, joule, kilocalorie, kilojoule, megacalorie, megajoule, microcalorie, microjoule, millicalorie, millijoule, nanocalorie, nanojoule, petacalorie, petajoule, picocalorie, picojoule, teracalorie, terajoule, yoctocalorie, yoctojoule, yottacalorie, yottajoule, zeptocalorie, zeptojoule, zetacalorie, zetajoule

Speed

Note

This is a bi-dimensional measurement; bi-dimensional measures are created by finding an appropriate unit in the measure’s primary measurement class, and an appropriate in the measure’s reference class, and using them as a double-underscore-separated keyword argument (or, if converting to another unit, as an attribute).

For example, to create an object representing 24 miles-per hour:

>>> from measurement.measure import Speed
>>> my_speed = Speed(mile__hour=24)
>>> print my_speed
24.0 mi/hr
>>> print my_speed.km__hr
38.624256

  • Primary Measurement: Distance

  • Reference Measurement: Time

Temperature

  • Acceptable as Arguments or Attributes: c, f, k

  • Acceptable as Arguments: celsius, fahrenheit, kelvin

Warning

Be aware that, unlike other measures, the zero points of the Celsius and Farenheit scales are arbitrary and non-zero.

If you attempt, for example, to calculate the average of a series of temperatures using sum, be sure to supply your ‘start’ (zero) value as zero Kelvin (read: absolute zero) rather than zero degrees Celsius (which is rather warm comparatively):

>>> temperatures = [Temperature(c=10), Temperature(c=20)]
>>> average = sum(temperatures, Temperature(k=0)) / len(temperatures)
>>> print average  # The value will be shown in Kelvin by default since that is the starting unit
288.15 k
>>> print average.c  # But, you can easily get the Celsius value
15.0
>>> average.unit = 'c'  # Or, make the measurement report its value in Celsius by default
>>> print average
15.0 c

Time

  • Acceptable as Arguments or Attributes: Esec, Gsec, Msec, Psec, Tsec, Ysec, Zsec, asec, csec, dasec, day, dsec, fsec, hr, hsec, ksec, min, msec, nsec, psec, sec, usec, ysec, zsec

  • Acceptable as Arguments: attosecond, centisecond, day, decasecond, decisecond, exasecond, femtosecond, gigasecond, hectosecond, hour, kilosecond, megasecond, microsecond, millisecond, minute, nanosecond, petasecond, picosecond, second, terasecond, yoctosecond, yottasecond, zeptosecond, zetasecond

Volume

  • Acceptable as Arguments or Attributes: El, Gl, Ml, Pl, Tl, Yl, Zl, al, cl, cubic_centimeter, cubic_foot, cubic_inch, cubic_meter, dal, dl, fl, hl, imperial_g, imperial_oz, imperial_pint, imperial_qt, imperial_tbsp, imperial_tsp, kl, l, ml, nl, pl, ul, us_cup, us_g, us_oz, us_pint, us_qt, us_tbsp, us_tsp, yl, zl

  • Acceptable as Arguments: Imperial Gram, Imperial Ounce, Imperial Pint, Imperial Quart, Imperial Tablespoon, Imperial Teaspoon, US Cup, US Fluid Ounce, US Gallon, US Ounce, US Pint, US Quart, US Tablespoon, US Teaspoon, attoliter, attolitre, centiliter, centilitre, cubic centimeter, cubic foot, cubic inch, cubic meter, decaliter, decalitre, deciliter, decilitre, exaliter, exalitre, femtoliter, femtolitre, gigaliter, gigalitre, hectoliter, hectolitre, kiloliter, kilolitre, liter, litre, megaliter, megalitre, microliter, microlitre, milliliter, millilitre, nanoliter, nanolitre, petaliter, petalitre, picoliter, picolitre, teraliter, teralitre, yoctoliter, yoctolitre, yottaliter, yottalitre, zeptoliter, zeptolitre, zetaliter, zetalitre

Weight

  • Acceptable as Arguments or Attributes: Eg, Gg, Mg, Pg, Tg, Yg, Zg, ag, cg, dag, dg, fg, g, hg, kg, lb, long_ton, mg, ng, oz, pg, short_ton, stone, tonne, ug, yg, zg

  • Acceptable as Arguments: attogram, centigram, decagram, decigram, exagram, femtogram, gigagram, gram, hectogram, kilogram, long ton, mcg, megagram, metric ton, metric tonne, microgram, milligram, nanogram, ounce, petagram, picogram, pound, short ton, teragram, ton, yoctogram, yottagram, zeptogram, zetagram