shortcut for value.to(unit).magnitude

[mhechthz]

I built me followig shortcut:

class myQuantity(pint.Quantity):
    def mag(self, unit):
        return self.to(unit).magnitude
class myUnit(pint.UnitRegistry):
    Quantity = myQuantity 

Unit = myUnit()

value = 1.0*unit.kg
print(value.mag('tonne'))
# instead of
print(value.to('tonne').magnitude)

This might be a nice feature for the standard library, since often one (me) needs the magnitude in the right unit.

[dimapu]

There's m_as() method which does this: https://pint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api/base.html?highlight=m_as#pint.Quantity.m_as

[mhechthz]

Well, fine. Ever when I have a good idea, someone had it before ...

Good work! Thank You!

[hgrecco]

Great minds think alike :-P