spectrochempy.Unit.m_from

Unit.m_from(value, strict=True, name='value')[source]

Converts a numerical value or quantity to this unit, then returns the magnitude of the converted value

Parameters
  • value – a Quantity (or numerical value if strict=False) to convert

  • strict – boolean to indicate that only quantities are accepted (Default value = True)

  • name – descriptive name to use if an exception occurs (Default value = “value”)

Returns

type – The magnitude of the converted value