unit-curious 0.0.1

Explore historical, quirky, and unconventional units of measurement with this easy-to-use Python library.

UnitCurious

Explore historical, quirky, and unconventional units of measurement with this easy-to-use Python library.

Installation

$ pip install unit_curious

Usage

UnitCurious lets you convert between several unusual units.

import unitcurious

# Calculate length in ancient Egyptian cubits
result_feet = unitcurious.cubit(1.8)  # Assumes ~1.8 cubits for a forearm
print(f"Result in feet: {result_feet}") 

# Smoots are serious business at MIT... 
bridge_length = unitcurious.smoot(364.4, to="meter") 
print(f"That's {bridge_length} meters in smoots!")  

# How many barleycorns fit in an inch?
inch_in_barleycorns = unitcurious.barleycom(1, to="inches")
print(inch_in_barleycorns)

Currently supported units:

Cubit (ancient length)

Barleycorn (English length)

Smoot (humorous MIT unit)

Stone (British weight)

Contributing

Interested in contributing? Check out the contributing guidelines. Please note that this project is released with a Code of Conduct. By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms.

License

UnitCurious was created by Rajaa Lebchiri. It is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.