On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 22:20:46 +0200, Michka Popoff <michkapop...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > I am extracting strings containing dates from some files in a pyqt app, > and I want to use datetime.strptime to format them. > > But this won't work as Qapplication seem to alter my locales. I found this > topic : > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14684513/datetime-strptime-doesnt-work-in-pyqt4-qtgui-qwidget-inherited-class > > So if I use : os.putenv("LANG", "C"), it will indeed work. > > My questions are the following : > > - Why does PyQt change the locales ? Is there some documentation on this I > could read ?
PyQt does not change the locale. Qt may be another matter. > More "pythonic" questions, but related to the problem : > - Is it OK to use os.putenv on all platforms ? The python documentation > says it is not always provided. (locale.setlocale is platform dependent). > Setting the value directly in os.environ may causes memory leaks on some > platforms. > - Are there some specific problems I could have if I use the "C" option ? > What will be the influence on the pyqt app ? > - Is there perhaps a known alternative to datetime.strptime, where I can > define the locale temporarily or which works with pyqt ? > > Thanks in advance > > Michka Popoff Phil _______________________________________________ PyQt mailing list PyQt@riverbankcomputing.com http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/pyqt
