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scipy.constants.unit

scipy.constants.unit(key)

Unit in physical_constants indexed by key

Parameters :

key : Python string or unicode

Key in dictionary physical_constants

Returns :

unit : Python string

Unit in physical_constants corresponding to key

See also

codata

Contains the description of physical_constants, which, as a dictionary literal object, does not itself possess a docstring.

Examples

>>> from scipy.constants import codata
>>> codata.unit(u'proton mass')
'kg'