6.3. Manifest constants

6.3.1. `WATER_BLANK`

The value of the Circle.water field when no ocean is involved.

pycbc.py

WATER_BLANK = ' '

6.3.2. `WATER_PELAGIC`

Value of Circle.water for purely pelagic transects.

pycbc.py

WATER_PELAGIC = 'p'

6.3.3. `WATER_OCEAN`

Value of Circle.water when some open ocean is included.

pycbc.py

WATER_OCEAN = 'o'

6.3.4. `WATER_ESTUARY`

Value of Circle.water when some salt-water estuary is included but no open ocean.

pycbc.py

WATER_ESTUARY = 'e'

6.3.5. `ODD_BLANK`

The value of Circle.odd when the circle has a normal or unknown shape and size.

pycbc.py

ODD_BLANK = ' '

6.3.6. `ODD_PELAGIC`

Value of Circle.odd for pelagic-only transects.

pycbc.py

ODD_PELAGIC = 'p'

6.3.7. `ODD_NONSTANDARD`

Value of Circle.odd for non-pelagic circles not having a standard size and shape, where this is known.

pycbc.py

ODD_NONSTANDARD = 'x'

6.3.8. `AGE_UNK`

The value of the Census.age field when the age class is unknown.

pycbc.py

AGE_UNK = ' '

6.3.9. `AGE_ADULT`

Value of Census.age for adults.

pycbc.py

AGE_ADULT = 'a'

6.3.10. `AGE_IMM`

Value of Census.age for immatures.

pycbc.py

AGE_IMM = 'i'

6.3.11. `AGE_PHI`

Value of Census.age for the female or immature age class.

pycbc.py

AGE_PHI = 'p'

6.3.12. `SEX_UNK`

The value of the Census.sex field when the sex is unkown.

pycbc.py

SEX_UNK = ' '

6.3.13. `SEX_M`

Value of Census.sex for males.

pycbc.py

SEX_M = 'm'

6.3.14. `SEX_F`

Value of Census.sex for females.

pycbc.py

SEX_F = 'f'

6.3.15. `PLUS_CW'`

The value of the Census.plus field for count-week records.

pycbc.py

PLUS_CW = '+'

6.3.16. `Q_Q`

The value of the Census.q field for questionable records.

pycbc.py

Q_Q = '?'

6.3.17. `URL_FORMAT`

SQLAlchemy uses a URL to connect to the database engine.

pycbc.py

URL_FORMAT = "%s://%s:%s@%s/%s"
#             ^    ^  ^  ^  ^
#             |    |  |  |  +-- Database name
#             |    |  |  +-- Host name
#             |    |  +-- Password
#             |    +-- User name
#             +-- Protocol
#

6.3.18. `PROTOCOL`

The protocol part of the URL for Postgresql.

pycbc.py

PROTOCOL = "mysql"

6.3.19. `DB_USER`

Database user name.

pycbc.py

DB_USER = "john"

6.3.20. `DB_HOST`

pycbc.py

DB_HOST = "dbhost.nmt.edu"

6.3.21. `DB_NAME`

Name of the database.

pycbc.py

DB_NAME = "john"

6.3.22. `DEGREE`

Unicode for the degree (°) symbol.

pycbc.py

DEGREE = u'\u00b0'

6.3.23. `PRIME`

Unicode for the prime (′) symbol, used for minutes in latitudes and longitudes.

pycbc.py

PRIME = u'\u2032'

6.3.24. `CIRCLE_DIAMETER`

Diameter of a CBC circle in miles.

pycbc.py

CIRCLE_DIAMETER = 15.0

6.3.25. `FEET_PER_MILE`

pycbc.py

FEET_PER_MILE = 5280.0

6.3.26. `OVERLAP_MINUTES`

This constant defines how close two circles have to be to each other, in minutes of latitude or longitude, before they are in danger of overlapping. This constant is used in Section 6.30, “CBCData.overlappers(): Find overlapping circles”.

pycbc.py

OVERLAP_MINUTES = 14

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