[mod_python] mod_python and locale

> I've come across a problem with mod_python (2.7.2
> compiled with Python 2.0 --with-threads=no) on Linux
> (RH 7.0) regarding locale.
> 
> the following code (mptest.py):
> -----------------
> from mod_python import apache
> from locale import setlocale,LC_ALL,format
> 
> 
> def handler(req):
>     req.content_type = "text/plain"
>     req.send_http_header()
>     setlocale(LC_ALL,'')

This command set the locale to the one specified with the LC_xx or LANG
enviroment variables.

>     a = 123123231.323    
>     req.write("The formatted version of the number %s
> is %s" % (a,format('%.2f',a,1)))
>     return apache.OK
> 
> Produces:
> ----------------------
> The formatted version of the number 123123231.323 is
> 123123231.32
> 
> Rather than the expected
> -----------------------
> ....123,123,231.32

When you run your scripts interactively you have defined some locale by the
LC_xxx or the LANG variable. On the other side, it seems that your Apache 
process is using the default locale (C), so that's why the formating looks 
like that.

I would use -- setlocale(LC_ALL,'mk_MK') -- to get macedonian localization in
python scripts, but perhaps you would like to change this on a per user 
preference.



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Damjan Georgievski		|           Дамјан Георгиевски
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