spice_value

decida.spice_value(val)

synopsis:

Return a numeric value, given a “Spice” value.

arguments:

val (str)

number in “Spice” format (t, g, meg, k, m, u, n, p, f, a are scale factors)

results:

• return string in normal number format
• for parameterized values, no change

example:

>>> import decida
>>> nums = ["1.23GHz", "1AC", "1FF", "1MEGOHM", "1.2MV", "23KOHM"]
>>> for num in nums:
>>>     print num, decida.spice_value(num)
1.23GHz 1230000000.0
1AC 1e-18
1FF 1e-15
1MEGOHM 1000000.0
1.2MV 0.0012
23KOHM 23000.0