Yes, that is what is intended. The ValueTuple can use any unit valid for group_pressure --- it has nothing to do with the final reporting unit, which is set under Units/Groups in weewx.conf or skin.conf.
On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 1:15 PM Karen K <[email protected]> wrote: > I wrote an XType extension, that calculates some value like this: > > def get_scalar(self, obs_type, record, db_manager, **option_dict): > if obs_type!='myObsType': *raise* weewx.UnknownType(obs_type) > # some calculation here > return weewx.units.ValueTuple(x,'hPa','group_pressure') > > get_scalar() returns a ValueTuple containing a unit. But it seems to me > that the unit is ignored. > > For example, if the function returns (20,'hPa','group_pressure'), then > WeeWX reports 20 inHg. > > Is that intended? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-development" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/acadc603-7df3-4a6c-bf7b-b1be8384665en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/acadc603-7df3-4a6c-bf7b-b1be8384665en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-development" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/CAPq0zECJgJpREeCbrf%2B8dGZdiubQo42cgHi4N9teDZfLTeOjOQ%40mail.gmail.com.
