On Oct 23, 9:11 pm, Malcolm Tredinnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-10-23 at 17:43 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I just know this has got to be lurking around in Django somewhere...
> > If I use USStateField, is there a filter or other method to output the
> > state name in Associated Press style? I know there's AP filters for
> > times and numbers, but can't find anything for states. and looking
> > around in localflavor I don't see any mapping that would connect, say,
> > Kan. to KS.
>
> > Anyone got any ideas?
>
> If you're asking for a function that converts 'KS' to 'Kan.', then, no,
> there isn't anything like that at the moment.
>
> For better or worse, localflavor is becoming a catch-all for that kind
> of stuff, so write up a patch if you think it's genuinely useful. I
> don't personally have strong opinions either way, since there are more
> important states to me than the US ones and I don't find AP style to be
> particularly convincing in a lot of cases, but I realise some people
> like to use it, so it might well be worth including.
>
> Regards,
> Malcolm
>
> --
> Works better when plugged in.http://www.pointy-stick.com/blog/
Thanks. Maybe I will have a go at it. Seems like it would be fairly
straightforward, even for someone of my limited abilities. I'm already
fairly familiar with us_states.py, as I made a dirty hack to include
Canada in it.
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