[Patches] [ python-Patches-798145 ] nl_langinfo(RADIXCHAR) wrong

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Patches item #798145, was opened at 2003-08-31 09:12
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Category: Modules
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Jeff Epler (jepler)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: nl_langinfo(RADIXCHAR) wrong

Initial Comment:
See
http://google.com/groups?as_umsgid=m3d6empnsq.fsf%40mira.informatik.hu-berlin.de

The following code prints RADIXCHAR from the C locale, not from the chosen locale (fr_FR and many other european locales should give ','

from locale import setlocale, LC_NUMERIC, nl_langinfo, RADIXCHAR
setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "fr_FR")
print nl_langinfo(RADIXCHAR)

The patch assumes that the value nl_langinfo() should give for RADIXCHAR and THOUSEP are the same as localeconv()['decimal_point'] and ['thousands_sep'].  It assumes that if RADIXCHAR is defined then THOUSEP is (just as above code does), 

How can I write a test for this?  Presumably many platforms (Windows?) won't provide a complete set of locales.  

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