Thanks for your answer. So it's more a QT thing than PyQt.
I think I'll have to search an alternative to datetime.strptime, which would be compatible with QT/PyQT Michka On 5 juin 2013, at 23:19, Phil Thompson <p...@riverbankcomputing.com> wrote: > 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
