Skip wrote:
Probably should file a bug report (if you haven't already) so the root problem isn't forgotten because the hack obscures it. I see this code in localemodule.c:
#ifdef LC_MESSAGES x = PyInt_FromLong(LC_MESSAGES); PyDict_SetItemString(d, "LC_MESSAGES", x); Py_XDECREF(x); #endif /* LC_MESSAGES */
Martin, looks like this module is your baby. Care to hazard a guess about whether LC_MESSAGES should always or never be there?
I think the correct answer is "sometimes": ANSI C mandates LC_ALL, LC_COLLATE, LC_CTYPE, LC_MONETARY, LC_NUMERIC, and LC_TIME Unix mandates LC_ALL, LC_COLLATE,LC_CTYPE, LC_MESSAGES, LC_MONETARY, LC_NUMERIC, and LC_TIME in other words, if it's supported, it should be exposed by the Python bindings. Cheers /F