cf.Units.equals

Units.equals(other, rtol=None, atol=None)

Return True if and only if numeric values in one unit are convertible to numeric values in the other unit and their conversion is a scale factor of 1.

See also

equivalent

Parameters:

other : Units

The other units.

Returns:

out : bool

True if the units are equal, False otherwise.

Examples:

>>> u = Units('km')
>>> v = Units('1000m')
>>> w = Units('100000m')
>>> u.equals(v)
True
>>> u.equals(w)
False

>>> u = Units('m s-1')
>>> m = Units('m')
>>> s = Units('s')
>>> u.equals(m)
False
>>> u.equals(m/s)
True
>>> (m/s).equals(u)
True

Undefined units are considered equal:

>>> u = Units()
>>> v = Units()
>>> u.equals(v)
True