[Python-Dev] Python and the Unicode Character Database

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> FWIW the C# equivalent is locale aware *unless* you pass in a specific
> culture.
> (System.Double.Parse):

That's not quite the equivalent of float(), I would say: this one
apparently is locale-aware, so it is more the equivalent of locale.atof.

The next question then is if it supports indo-arabic digits in any
locale (or more specifically in an arabic locale).

Regards,
Martin