Fixed in commit 90c9b64 <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/commit/90c9b640c21c8002f22fd3aeeb6f77f32c1b9cbd>
On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 3:09 PM Tom Keffer <[email protected]> wrote: > kPa should really be added to the pantheon of units. > > Created issue #596 <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/issues/596>. > > This is an easy one if someone wants to do a fork and tackle it. Don't > forget to include tests. > > -tk > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 11:59 AM John Kline <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Look here: >> >> http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#customizing_units >> >> I did check the great resource in the sky (Wikipedia), and indeed Canada >> is an exception in that they use kPa. It might be reasonable to add kPa to >> the weewx.units file itself, but Tom would be the decider on that. >> >> Humidex might best be done with xtypes as it is derived from temperature >> and dew point. I found xtypes less well documented, but I am using xtypes >> to derive aqi from pm2.5. It’s fairly straightforward. >> >> On Aug 25, 2020, at 11:34 AM, Chris Alemany <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yes, thanks for that. I do change the units for some reports, >> unfortunately kilopascal does not exist as a selectable unit which is the >> crux of the issue, so I was looking at different ways of adding that unit >> and possibly Humidex as an available value as well. >> >> I’m going to take a peak at the aqi extension to see if I can use it as >> an example for what I need to do. >> >> Cheers >> Chris >> >> On Aug 25, 2020, at 11:08 AM, John Kline <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You weren’t almost there as you were attempting to change the units >> stored in the database. >> >> Have a look at the following for changing your reports. You don’t have >> to change every report as you can set defaults for all reports. >> http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#how_to_change_units >> >> On Aug 25, 2020, at 10:39 AM, Chris Alemany <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Yes, I noticed last night when I was rooting around in all the various >> weewx files (I guess I was creating a “fork” as I was modifying the weewx >> bin files themselves, _ini_.py, units.py etc to add in the new system) for >> mentions of units, that many extensions seemed to make the same 3-way >> assumption on units. So perhaps that method is not worth the effort. >> >> I’m not interested in having the database itself use Canadian Units >> (though extending it for Humidex readings would be useful), only that I’d >> be able to set the units as simply and widely as I can across all skins and >> extensions as I have multiple going at once. Thought I was almost there. :) >> >> Cheers for the suggestions, >> Chris >> >> On Aug 25, 2020, at 8:54 AM, John Kline <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Remember that just because something is stored in the database in units >> that are not “Canadian”, that doesn’t mean you are stuck with that unit in >> reports or graphs. >> >> My two cents is that you should be spending your time getting the units >> you want to see in the skin(s) you are using. >> >> On Aug 25, 2020, at 8:03 AM, David VE3STI <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I'm not a programmer so I don't have helpful suggestions. But as a >> Canadian user, I hope that you figure this out. I use the "metric" option >> but think of wind speed in kph, not m/s, for example. I did get the Humidex >> added (a long time ago - I forget how I did it other than I know I didn't >> do the programming but found that someone else had already figured out and >> I just followed the instructions!) >> >> Just as I type this, Tom's reply popped up.. Guess it won't be easy to >> add a new "Canadian option". The instructions for changing individual units >> is in the documentation but if you could make a "Canada-specific" set >> (cookbook style) that would be really useful for those of us who are >> users-but-not-programmers. >> >> Keep us posted. >> >> David >> >> On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 11:37:18 p.m. UTC-4 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I'm trying to extend weewx so that there is a 4th option for unit >>> systems called "CANMETRICWX" (Canadian Metric). >>> >>> This would be the same as "METRIC" except rain values are in mm and >>> pressure values are in kPa and eventually would also include a "Humidex" >>> calculation as well. >>> >>> I thought I had added everything I needed throughout the file system for >>> the addition of the units system but I'm running into the following >>> complaint on startup: >>> >>> "AttributeError: module 'weewx' has no attribute 'CANMETRICWX'" >>> >>> Not being familiar enough with python, I am stumped as to where I can >>> add that attribute. 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