Panel widgets with unit of measurement

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There is no unambiguous approach how to work with different unit of measurement in one panel application. As a workaround, the symbols can be added in "brackets" after the widget name/description. For example:

Float Slider name [kg/s]: 1.23
Another Float Slider name [kg/s]: 1.24
Yet another Float Slider name [kg/s]: 3.2

But this results in a cluttered user interface. Although the use of brackets is not the standard-conform way to write si-unit based symbols!

A clear representation could look like this:
float_slider = pn.widgets.FloatSlider(name=‘Float Slider’, value=1.23, symbol=‘kg/s’)

The symbols and (widget value) are aligned to the right.
The result would be an uncluttered and clear unser interface with the possibility to add units of measurement.