[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-783348 ] UNIX-locale and repr()

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Bugs item #783348, was opened at 2003-08-05 09:55
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Category: None
Group: Python 2.1.2
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Joerg Linnenkohl (jolinnen)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: UNIX-locale and repr()

Initial Comment:
Hi, 
 
please look at this code snippet: 
 
#!/usr/bin/python 
import sys 
import os 
import random 
import locale 
locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'de_DE@euro') 
dp = locale.localeconv().get('decimal_point', '.') 
# print "--->",locale.localeconv() 
print "--->",dp 
a = random.random() 
b = repr(a) 
print b 
 
with this output : 
 
---> , 
0.24851180874790457 
 
I expect that the output of b must be "0,24851180874790457" 
with a "," as a decimal point corresponding to the locale. 
But for floating point numbers repr() always delivers the "." 
as decimal point for the german locale. 
 
The real problem occurs in the email package 
(http://mimelib.sourceforge.net/) in the method : 
 
def _make_boundary(text=None): 
     # Craft a random boundary.  If text is given, ensure that the 
chosen 
     # boundary doesn't appear in the text. 
     dp = locale.localeconv().get('decimal_point', '.') 
     boundary = ('=' * 15) + repr(random.random()).split(dp)[1] + 
'==' 
 
for the german locale (error 'listindex out of range') on 
repr(random.random()).split(dp)[1]. 
 
Kind regards 
Jörg Linnenkohl 
 
 
 

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