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.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pint.svg
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:target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pint
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:alt: Latest Version
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:target: http://pint.readthedocs.org/
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:alt: Documentation
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:target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pint
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:alt: License
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:target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pint
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:alt: Python Versions
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:target: https://travis-ci.org/hgrecco/pint
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:alt: CI
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:target: https://coveralls.io/github/hgrecco/pint?branch=master
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:alt: Coverage
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:target: http://pint.readthedocs.org/
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:alt: Docs
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Pint: a Python units library
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============================
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Pint is Python module/package to define, operate and manipulate physical
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quantities: the product of a numerical value and a unit of measurement.
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It allows arithmetic operations between them and conversions from and
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to different units.
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It is distributed with a comprehensive list of physical units, prefixes
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and constants. Due to its modular design, you to extend (or even rewrite!)
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the complete list without changing the source code.
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It has a complete test coverage. It runs in Python 2.6 and 3.X
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with no other dependency. It is licensed under BSD.
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Design principles
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-----------------
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Although there are already a few very good Python packages to handle physical
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quantities, no one was really fitting my needs. Like most developers, I programed
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Pint to scratch my own itches.
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- Unit parsing: prefixed and pluralized forms of units are recognized without
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explicitly defining them. In other words: as the prefix *kilo* and the unit *meter*
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are defined, Pint understands *kilometers*. This results in a much shorter and
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maintainable unit definition list as compared to other packages.
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- Standalone unit definitions: units definitions are loaded from simple and
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easy to edit text file. Adding and changing units and their definitions does
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not involve changing the code.
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- Advanced string formatting: a quantity can be formatted into string using
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PEP 3101 syntax. Extended conversion flags are given to provide latex and pretty
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formatting.
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- Small codebase: small and easy to maintain with a flat hierarchy.
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- Dependency free: it depends only on Python and its standard library.
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- Python 2 and 3: A single codebase that runs unchanged in Python 2.6+ and Python 3.0+.
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- Advanced NumPy support: While NumPy is not a requirement for Pint,
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when available ndarray methods and ufuncs can be used in Quantity objects.
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