On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:12:27 -0700, Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote: > I need to translate numeric data in a string format into a binary > format. I know there are at least two different methods of > representing parts less that 1, such as "10.5" and "10,5". The data > is encoded using code pages, and can vary depending on the file being > read (so I can't rely on current locale settings). > > I'm sure this is a solved problem, but I'm not finding those > solutions. Any pointers?
Do you also have to accommodate the possibility that one thousand might be written "1,000" or "1.000"? -- To email me, substitute nowhere->runbox, invalid->com. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list