convertible_unit docstring. remove registry preprocessor since it appears to have no effect

Author: softwareengineerprogrammer

src/geophires_x/Units.py

@@ -1,26 +1,33 @@
 # copyright, 2023, Malcolm I Ross
 from enum import IntEnum, Enum, auto
+from typing import Any
 
 import pint
 import os
 
-
 _UREG = None
+
+
 def get_unit_registry():
     global _UREG
     if _UREG is None:
         _UREG = pint.get_application_registry()
         _UREG.load_definitions(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'GEOPHIRES3_newunits.txt'))
-        _UREG.preprocessors.append(lambda s: s.replace('%%', 'percent'))
 
     return _UREG
 
 
-def convertible_unit(u:str) -> str:
-    if u == Units.PERCENT or u == PercentUnit.PERCENT or u == Units.PERCENT.value:
+def convertible_unit(unit: Any) -> Any:
+    """
+    pint can't handle '%' as a unit in python 3.8, so use this method when constructing quantities
+
+    :type unit: str|Enum
+    """
+    if unit == Units.PERCENT or unit == PercentUnit.PERCENT or unit == Units.PERCENT.value:
         return 'percent'
 
-    return u
+    return unit
+
 
 class Units(IntEnum):
     """All possible systems of measure"""
@@ -67,8 +74,8 @@ class Units(IntEnum):
     POWERPERUNITAREA = auto()
     HEATPERUNITVOLUME = auto()
     POWERPERUNITVOLUME = auto()
-    DECAY_RATE=auto()
-    INFLATION_RATE=auto()
+    DECAY_RATE = auto()
+    INFLATION_RATE = auto()
     DYNAMIC_VISCOSITY = auto()
 
 
@@ -166,6 +173,7 @@ class EnergyFrequencyUnit(str, Enum):
     MWhPERYEAR = "MWh/year"
     GWhPERYEAR = "GWh/year"
 
+
 class CurrencyUnit(str, Enum):
     """Currency Units"""
     MDOLLARS = "MUSD"
@@ -335,41 +343,41 @@ class MassUnit(str, Enum):
     OZ = "ounce"
 
 
-class PopDensityUnit(str,Enum):
+class PopDensityUnit(str, Enum):
     """Population Density Units"""
     perkm2 = "Population per square km"
 
 
-class HeatPerUnitAreaUnit(str,Enum):
+class HeatPerUnitAreaUnit(str, Enum):
     """Population Density Units"""
     KJPERSQKM = "kJ/km**2"
 
 
-class PowerPerUnitAreaUnit(str,Enum):
+class PowerPerUnitAreaUnit(str, Enum):
     """Population Density Units"""
     MWPERSQKM = "MW/km**2"
 
 
-class HeatPerUnitVolumeUnit(str,Enum):
+class HeatPerUnitVolumeUnit(str, Enum):
     """Population Density Units"""
     KJPERCUBICKM = "kJ/km**3"
 
 
-class PowerPerUnitVolumeUnit(str,Enum):
+class PowerPerUnitVolumeUnit(str, Enum):
     """Population Density Units"""
     MWPERCUBICKM = "MW/km**3"
 
 
-class Decay_RateUnit(str,Enum):
+class Decay_RateUnit(str, Enum):
     """Decay rate Units"""
     PERCENTPERYEAR = "%/yr"
 
 
-class Inflation_RateUnit(str,Enum):
+class Inflation_RateUnit(str, Enum):
     """Decay rate Units"""
     KPASCALPERYEAR = "kPa/yr"
 
 
-class Dynamic_ViscosityUnit(str,Enum):
+class Dynamic_ViscosityUnit(str, Enum):
     """Dynamic Viscosity Units"""
     PASCALSEC = "PaSec"