Re: [Python-ideas] Rough draft: Proposed format specifier for a thousands separator (discussion moved from python-dev)

Eric Smith wrote:

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format_number(whole_part='123456787654321', decimal_point=',', thousands_sep='.', grouping=[4, 3, 2]) '12.34.56.78.765.4321'

Maybe the 'thousands_sep' parameter should be called 'grouping_sep' (since it doesn't always group by thousands)? -bruce frederiksen