Curriculum
Course: SCIPY
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Angle:

Return the corresponding value of the specified unit in radians (e.g., “degree” returns 0.017453292519943295).

Example

from scipy import constants

print(constants.degree)     #0.017453292519943295
print(constants.arcmin)     #0.0002908882086657216
print(constants.arcminute)  #0.0002908882086657216
print(constants.arcsec)     #4.84813681109536e-06
print(constants.arcsecond)  #4.84813681109536e-06

Time:

Return the equivalent value of the specified unit in seconds (e.g., “hour” returns 3600.0).

Example

from scipy import constants

print(constants.minute)      #60.0
print(constants.hour)        #3600.0
print(constants.day)         #86400.0
print(constants.week)        #604800.0
print(constants.year)        #31536000.0
print(constants.Julian_year) #31557600.0

Length:

Return the corresponding value of the specified unit in meters (e.g., “nautical_mile” returns 1852.0).

Example

from scipy import constants

print(constants.inch)              #0.0254
print(constants.foot)              #0.30479999999999996
print(constants.yard)              #0.9143999999999999
print(constants.mile)              #1609.3439999999998
print(constants.mil)               #2.5399999999999997e-05
print(constants.pt)                #0.00035277777777777776
print(constants.point)             #0.00035277777777777776
print(constants.survey_foot)       #0.3048006096012192
print(constants.survey_mile)       #1609.3472186944373
print(constants.nautical_mile)     #1852.0
print(constants.fermi)             #1e-15
print(constants.angstrom)          #1e-10
print(constants.micron)            #1e-06
print(constants.au)                #149597870691.0
print(constants.astronomical_unit) #149597870691.0
print(constants.light_year)        #9460730472580800.0
print(constants.parsec)            #3.0856775813057292e+16