natcap.invest.spec_utils¶
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natcap.invest.spec_utils.format_unit(unit)¶ Represent a pint Unit as user-friendly unicode text.
This attempts to follow the style guidelines from the NIST Guide to the SI (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811): - Use standard symbols rather than spelling out - Use ‘/’ to represent division - Use the center dot ‘ · ‘ to represent multiplication - Combine denominators into one, surrounded by parentheses
- Parameters
unit (pint.Unit) – the unit to format
- Raises
TypeError if unit is not an instance of pint.Unit. –
- Returns
String describing the unit.
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natcap.invest.spec_utils.serialize_args_spec(spec)¶ Serialize an ARGS_SPEC dict to a JSON string.
- Parameters
spec (dict) – An invest model’s ARGS_SPEC.
- Raises
TypeError if any object type within the spec is not handled by –
json.dumps or by the fallback serializer. –
- Returns
JSON String