Eric V. Smith wrote: > If the locale character is "*", use locale-aware formatting for the > given "type", with LC_NUMERIC. So, "*g" would be equivalent to the > existing "n", and "*f" would give you the current "f" formatting, except > using LC_NUMERIC for the decimal point. If the locale character is "$" > use locale-aware LC_MONETARY. So then we could use "$g", "$f", etc. > These locale characters would also work with int, so "*d" would make "n" > obsolete (but I'm not proposing to remove it).
+1. I also think it's best to have a modifier and cover all cases. > But it's probably worth keeping '#' orthogonal to the locale character. > Maybe someday we'll want to use them together. Yes, somehow it feels right to keep them separate, even if we never use them together. > I think it might also require a PEP, but it would be as simple as > PEP 378 for adding comma grouping formatting. Somewhere to memorialize > the decision and how we got there, including rejected alternate > proposals, would be a good thing. It would be nice (if anyone wants to do the work), but your proposal is already perfect for me. I like the "*" and "$" choices. Stefan Krah _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
