Issue222787

classification
Title: Decimal point in %f and %e formats with non-us locales.
Type: Severity: normal
Components: Core Versions:
Milestone:
process
Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: bckfnn
Priority: low Keywords:

Created on 2000-11-18.18:44:56 by bckfnn, last changed 2000-11-18.21:42:19 by bckfnn.

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msg5 (view) Author: Finn Bock (bckfnn) Date: 2000-11-18.18:44:56
This was originally posted by Udo Flögel.

JPython 1.1alpha3 on java1.2.1
Copyright 1997-1999 Corporation for National Research Initiatives
>>> import java 
>>> java.util.Locale.setDefault(java.util.Locale("da", ""))
>>> print "%e" % -1e-6
-1,000000.e-006
>>>

The use of comma as decimal point is correct for the danish locale.
The dot before the 'e' is a bug.
msg6 (view) Author: Finn Bock (bckfnn) Date: 2000-11-18.21:42:19
Fixed in PyString.java by always using the US locale for the java.text.NumberFormat class.
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