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set_units builtin

set_units(*, columns=None, length=None)

Sets project-wide units: readers and constructors give column name the unit columns[name] when it has none, and coordinates the unit length when they have none.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
columns dict of str to str or None

Column name to unit, merged into the current defaults; None removes a default.

None
length str

Length unit of coordinates, such as m or ft; None leaves the current one.

None
See Also

units : The same, for a with block.