pymodaq_data 5.2.2__tar.gz → 5.2.5__tar.gz

{pymodaq_data-5.2.2 → pymodaq_data-5.2.5}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: pymodaq_data
-Version: 5.2.2
+Version: 5.2.5
 Summary: Modular Data Acquisition with Python
 Project-URL: Homepage, http://pymodaq.cnrs.fr
 Project-URL: Source, https://github.com/PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ

{pymodaq_data-5.2.2 → pymodaq_data-5.2.5}/src/pymodaq_data/data.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
 from copy import deepcopy
 import numbers
+import re
 
 import numpy as np
 from numpy.lib.mixins import NDArrayOperatorsMixin
@@ -46,6 +47,32 @@ plotter_factory = PlotterFactory()
 ser_factory = SerializableFactory()
 logger = set_logger(get_module_name(__file__))
 
+
+
+
+def parse_quantity(quantity: str) -> Q_:
+    """
+    Converts a string into a Pint Quantity object using
+    a regex to split it in two parts and force usage of
+    Q_(value, unit) constructor as Q_(value_unit_str)
+    induces some errors.
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    quantity: The string to convert
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    The Quantity object
+
+    """
+    match = re.match(r'^([+-]?\d*\.?\d*(?:[eE][+-]?\d+)?)\s*(.*)$', quantity.strip())
+    if match:
+        value, unit = float(match.group(1)), match.group(2).strip()
+        value = float(value)
+        unit = unit.strip() or 'dimensionless'
+        return Q_(value, unit)
+    return Q_(quantity)
+
 def dimensionless_aware_reduce_units(q: Type[Q_]) -> Type[Q_]:
     """
     Take a quantity q and converts it to its reduced units.