create_unit

justunits.create_unit(symbol: str, name: str, quantity: str, prefix: Optional[justunits.Prefix] = None) justunits.AUnit

Creates a basic unit of your liking.

Parameters
  • symbol – Symbol the carries.

  • name – The unit’s name.

  • quantity – What the unit stands for.

  • prefix – An optional, additional prefix.

Returns

AUnit

Examples

>>> from justunits import create_unit
>>> create_unit("ba", "banana", "fruit", prefix=SiPrefixes.atto)
AUnit(aba 'attobanana' fruit, 1e-18ba)