get_casa_quantity¶
- get_casa_quantity(value)[source]¶
Wrapper around quanta.quantity() that handles None input.
Starting with CASA 6, quanta.quantity() no longer accepts None as input. This utility function handles None values when calling CASA quanta.quantity() tool method.
- Returns:
A CASA quanta.quantity (dictionary)
- Parameters:
value (None | dict | str | float | int)
- Return type:
Examples: >>> get_casa_quantity(None) {'unit': '', 'value': 0.0} >>> get_casa_quantity('10klambda') {'unit': 'klambda', 'value': 10.0}