Example #1
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 def sanity_example1(self):
   from PyAstronomy import constants as c
   
   # Print a summary of available constants
   # on screen
   c.summary()
   
   # Which unit system is in use?
   print()
   print("Current unit system: ", c.getSystem())
   
   # Access a constant
   print()
   print("Gravitational constant: ", c.G)
   # The 'f_' prefix is used as a convention. These
   # attributes hold `Quantity` objects as defined in
   # the `quantities` package. These encapsulate value
   # and unit. The prefixless attribute holds only the
   # number.
   print("             with unit: ", c.f_G)
   print("       error with unit: ", c.f_G_err)
   
   #Change the unit system
   print()
   print("Change the unit system")
   c.setSystem('SI')
   
   # Which unit system is in use?
   print("Current unit system: ", c.getSystem())
   
   # Access a constant again...
   print()
   print("Gravitational constant: ", c.G)
   print("             with unit: ", c.f_G)
   print("       error with unit: ", c.f_G_err)
   
   # Separate value and unit
   print()
   print("Value: ", c.f_G.magnitude, ", units: ", c.f_G.units)
   
   # Look up details
   print()
   print("What exactly was G?")
   c.constantDetails("G")
   
   # Apply unit conversion
   print()
   print("Use some other units")
   G_InFeet = c.inUnitsOf("G", "ft**3/(kg * s**2)")
   print("G with feet [ft**3/(kg * s**2)]: ", G_InFeet)
    def sanity_example1(self):
        from PyAstronomy import constants as c

        # Print a summary of available constants
        # on screen
        c.summary()

        # Which unit system is in use?
        print()
        print("Current unit system: ", c.getSystem())

        # Access a constant
        print()
        print("Gravitational constant: ", c.G)
        # The 'f_' prefix is used as a convention. These
        # attributes hold `Quantity` objects as defined in
        # the `quantities` package. These encapsulate value
        # and unit. The prefixless attribute holds only the
        # number.
        print("             with unit: ", c.f_G)
        print("       error with unit: ", c.f_G_err)

        #Change the unit system
        print()
        print("Change the unit system")
        c.setSystem('SI')

        # Which unit system is in use?
        print("Current unit system: ", c.getSystem())

        # Access a constant again...
        print()
        print("Gravitational constant: ", c.G)
        print("             with unit: ", c.f_G)
        print("       error with unit: ", c.f_G_err)

        # Separate value and unit
        print()
        print("Value: ", c.f_G.magnitude, ", units: ", c.f_G.units)

        # Look up details
        print()
        print("What exactly was G?")
        c.constantDetails("G")

        # Apply unit conversion
        print()
        print("Use some other units")
        G_InFeet = c.inUnitsOf("G", "ft**3/(kg * s**2)")
        print("G with feet [ft**3/(kg * s**2)]: ", G_InFeet)
Example #3
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 def sanity_example2(self):
   from PyAstronomy.constants import PyAConstants
   
   c = PyAConstants()
   
   # Which unit system is in use?
   print()
   print("Current unit system: ", c.getSystem())
   
   # Access a constant
   print()
   print("Gravitational constant: ", c.G)
   # The 'f_' prefix is used as a convention. These
   # attributes hold `Quantity` objects as defined in
   # the `quantities` package. These encapsulate value
   # and unit. The prefixless attribute holds only the
   # number.
   print("             with unit: ", c.f_G)
   print("       error with unit: ", c.f_G_err)
    def sanity_example2(self):
        from PyAstronomy.constants import PyAConstants

        c = PyAConstants()

        # Which unit system is in use?
        print()
        print("Current unit system: ", c.getSystem())

        # Access a constant
        print()
        print("Gravitational constant: ", c.G)
        # The 'f_' prefix is used as a convention. These
        # attributes hold `Quantity` objects as defined in
        # the `quantities` package. These encapsulate value
        # and unit. The prefixless attribute holds only the
        # number.
        print("             with unit: ", c.f_G)
        print("       error with unit: ", c.f_G_err)