How-to Guides¶

Welcome to mp-units How-to Guides! These task-focused guides help you solve specific problems and accomplish particular goals when working with the library.

What are How-to Guides?¶

How-to Guides are task-oriented instructions that show you how to solve specific problems and accomplish particular goals.

Each guide:

✅ Addresses a specific problem or use case
✅ Provides practical, actionable steps
✅ Assumes familiarity with library basics
✅ Focuses on getting things done

Prerequisites: Complete the Tutorials first to learn the fundamentals, then refer to these guides when you need to solve specific problems.

Available Guides¶

Advanced Usage ¶

Advanced techniques and patterns for sophisticated scenarios beyond standard quantity calculations.

Integration ¶

Guides for integrating mp-units with existing codebases, custom types, third-party libraries, and various compiler environments.

When to Use How-to Guides?¶

Use How-to Guides when you:

Need to solve a specific problem
Want to integrate mp-units with existing code
Are migrating from another library
Need to customize library behavior for your use case
Want to maximize compatibility or interoperability

Other Resources¶

Tutorials - Learning-oriented lessons for getting started
User's Guide - Explanation-oriented understanding of concepts
Workshops - Practice advanced patterns with hands-on exercises
Examples - Complete, runnable applications
Reference - Information-oriented technical descriptions