convert

nrv.utils.convert(value, unitin, unitout)[source]

Convert a quantity value from unitin to unitout.

Parameters:

value (int, float, list or np.ndarray) – value or values wich should be converted.
unit (int or str) – unit to which value should be converted, see examples.

Returns:

rounded value or values, with the same type and shape than value.)

Return type:

int, float, list or np.ndarray

Example

Here are two ways of converting 0.2 S/m^{2} into S/cm^{2}:

>>> import nrv
>>> val_S_m = 0.2 # S/m**2
>>> nrv.convert(val_S_m, nrv.S/nrv.m**2, nrv.S/nrv.cm**2)
2e-05
>>> nrv.convert(val_S_m, "S/m**2", "S/cm**2")
2e-05