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scipy.constants.unit

scipy.constants.unit(key)[source]

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