Allow permanent switching of USE_CFPINT

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
72/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend-api-design

Research direction

Start with the Future property in lib/iris/init.py referenced by the issue, then compare the public set() APIs for COMBINE_POLICY and LOAD_CONTROLS. Trace how USE_CFPINT is currently defined and controlled. Done means users can permanently enable or disable Pint units through a documented global set-style interface.

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Description

Feature: cfpint

If you want to permanently (globally) switch to Pint units, it should be easy to do so
e.g. say something like USE_CF_PINT.set(True).

This is basically the same as COMBINE_POLICY.set()
or netcdf LOAD_CONTROLS.set()
(or, assigning to the property in Future)

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