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746 B
Python
23 lines
746 B
Python
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#! /usr/bin/python2.3
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#Copyright ReportLab Europe Ltd. 2000-2004
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#see license.txt for license details
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#history http://www.reportlab.co.uk/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/public/reportlab/trunk/reportlab/lib/units.py
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__version__=''' $Id$ '''
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inch = 72.0
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cm = inch / 2.54
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mm = cm * 0.1
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pica = 12.0
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def toLength(s):
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'''convert a string to a length'''
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try:
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if s[-2:]=='cm': return float(s[:-2])*cm
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if s[-2:]=='in': return float(s[:-2])*inch
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if s[-2:]=='pt': return float(s[:-2])
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if s[-1:]=='i': return float(s[:-1])*inch
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if s[-2:]=='mm': return float(s[:-2])*mm
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if s[-4:]=='pica': return float(s[:-2])*pica
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return float(s)
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except:
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raise ValueError, "Can't convert '%s' to length" % s
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