def FindUnitTypes():
"""
returns a mapping of all the unit names to the unit types
raises an exception if there is more than one option -- this will check
the unit database for duplicated names
"""
unit_types = {}
for unit_type in ConvertDataUnits.keys():
if unit_type == "Oil Concentration" or unit_type == "Concentration In Water":
continue # skipping Oil Concentration, 'cause this is really length -- lots of duplicate units!
# skipping Concentration in water, cause this has lots of duplicate units
for PrimaryName, data in ConvertDataUnits[unit_type].items():
# strip out whitespace and capitalization
#Pname = Simplify(PrimaryName)
Pname = PrimaryName
# add the primary name:
unit_types[Pname] = unit_type
# now the synonyms:
for n in data[1]:
if unit_type == "Volume" and n == 'oz':
continue # skip, "oz" is only mass
if unit_types.has_key(n):
raise ValueError("Duplicate name in units table: %s" % n)
unit_types[n] = unit_type
return unit_types
def GetUnitTypes():
"""
returns a list of all the unit types available
a unit type is something like "mass", "velocity", etc.
"""
return ConvertDataUnits.keys()
def FindUnitTypes():
"""
returns a mapping of all the unit names to the unit types
raises an exception if there is more than one option -- this will check
the unit database for duplicated names
Usually not called from user code.
"""
unit_types = {}
for unit_type in ConvertDataUnits.keys():
if unit_type == "Oil Concentration" or unit_type == "Concentration In Water":
continue # skipping Oil Concentration, 'cause this is really length -- lots of duplicate units!
# skipping Concentration in water, cause this has lots of duplicate units
for PrimaryName, data in ConvertDataUnits[unit_type].items():
# strip out whitespace and capitalization
#Pname = Simplify(PrimaryName)
Pname = PrimaryName
# add the primary name:
unit_types[Pname] = unit_type
# now the synonyms:
for n in data[1]:
if unit_type == "Volume" and n == 'oz':
continue # skip, "oz" is only mass
if unit_types.has_key(n):
raise ValueError("Duplicate name in units table: %s"%n)
unit_types[n] = unit_type
return unit_types
def GetUnitTypes():
"""
returns a list of all the unit types available
a unit type is something like "mass", "velocity", etc.
"""
return ConvertDataUnits.keys()
def GetUnitTypes():
return ConvertDataUnits.keys()
def GetUnitTypes():
return ConvertDataUnits.keys()
