parse_unit¶
- sofia_redux.visualization.utils.unit_conversion.parse_unit(unit_string)[source]¶
Parse a unit string into a unit object.
- Parameters:
- unit_stringstr
Unit to be parsed. Generally, any unit understood by the
astropy.unitsmodule is supported. Additionally, ‘cm-1’ is supported as an alias for the ‘kayser’ unit.
- Returns:
- astropy.units.Unit
- Raises:
- ValueError
If the unit is not recognized.