Thank you Tom! Millions of Canadians rejoice that we can use our own unit. :)
> On Aug 27, 2020, at 5:10 AM, Tom Keffer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fixed in commit 90c9b64 > <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/commit/90c9b640c21c8002f22fd3aeeb6f77f32c1b9cbd> > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 3:09 PM Tom Keffer <[email protected] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Look here: > > http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#customizing_units > <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] >> <mailto:[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] >>> <mailto:[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 >>> <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#how_to_change_units> >>> >>>> On Aug 25, 2020, at 10:39 AM, Chris Alemany <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[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] >>>>> <mailto:[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] >>>>>> <mailto:[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] >>>>>> <http://gmail.com/> 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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