[Python-checkins] r70360 - peps/trunk/pep-0378.txt

[raymond.hettinger]

Author: raymond.hettinger
Date: Sat Mar 14 01:48:29 2009
New Revision: 70360

Log:
Link to ADA docs.

Modified:
   peps/trunk/pep-0378.txt

Modified: peps/trunk/pep-0378.txt
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--- peps/trunk/pep-0378.txt	(original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-0378.txt	Sat Mar 14 01:48:29 2009
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 The locale module presents two other challenges.  First, it is
 a global setting and not suitable for multi-threaded apps that
 need to serve-up requests in multiple locales.  Second, the
-name of a relevant locale (perhaps "de_DE") can vary from
+name of a relevant locale (such as "de_DE") can vary from
 platform to platform or may not be defined at all.  The docs
 for the locale module describe these and `many other challenges`_
 in detail.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 ===============
 
 Scanning the web, I've found that thousands separators are
-usually one of COMMA, DOT, SPACE, or UNDERSCORE.  
+usually one of COMMA, DOT, SPACE, APOSTROPHE or UNDERSCORE.  
 When a COMMA is the decimal separator, the thousands separator
 is typically a DOT or SPACE (see examples from Denis Spir).
 
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@
   convention in Switzerland is to use an APOSTROPHE as a
   thousands separator, ``12`000.99``.
 
+* The `ADA language`_ allows UNDERSCORES in its numeric literals.
+
+.. _`ADA language`: http://archive.adaic.com/standards/83lrm/html/lrm-02-04.html
+
 
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