Length¶

class Length(value: float | int, unit: str)¶

Bases: UnitBase

Length object.

Attributes¶

unitstr: Symbol of the unit of measurement for length.
valuefloat or int: Length numerical value.

Methods¶

to(): It converts actual value to a new value computed using target_unit as the reference unit of measurement.

to(target_unit: str, inplace: bool = False) → Length¶

It converts actual value to a new value computed using target_unit as the reference unit of measurement.

If inplace is True, it overrides actual value and unit, otherwise it returns a new instance with the converted value and the target_unit as unit.

Parameters¶

target_unitstr: Target unit to which convert the current value.
inplacebool, optional: Whether to override the current instance value. Default is False, so it does not override the current value.

Returns¶

Length: Converted length.

Raises

TypeError

If target_unit is not a str,
if inplace is not a bool.

KeyError

If the target_unit is not among available ones.

Examples

Length instantiation.

>>> from gearpy.units import Length
>>> l = Length(1, 'm')
>>> l
... 1 m

Conversion from meter to centimeter with inplace = False by default, so it does not override the current value.

>>> l.to('cm')
... 100.0 cm
>>> l
... 1 m

Conversion from meter to centimeter with inplace = True, in order to override the current value.

>>> l.to('cm', inplace = True)
... 100.0 cm
>>> l
... 100.0 cm

property unit: str¶

Symbol of the unit of measurement for length. It must be a str. Available units are:

'm' for meter,
'dm' for decimeter,
'cm' for centimeter,
'mm' for millimeter.

Returns¶

str: Symbol of the unit of measurement for length.

Raises

TypeError: If unit is not a str.
KeyError: If the unit is not among available ones.

property value: float | int¶

Length numerical value. The relative unit is expressed by the unit property. It must be positive.

Returns¶

float or int: Length numerical value.

Raises

TypeError: If value is not a float or an int.
ValueError: If value is negative or null.