Bugs item #1219840, was opened at 2005-06-13 10:32 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by bcannon You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1219840&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Python Library Group: Python 2.4 Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Wilfredo Sanchez (wsanchez) Assigned to: Brett Cannon (bcannon) Summary: Need locale arg to strftime() Initial Comment: strftime()'s behavior is dependant on your current locale. Sometimes this is undesireable, such as when parsing HTTP dates (RFC 2068, 3.3.1), where on is expected to create and parse dates using English month and week names. A similar problem exists with the lower() string method. In either case locale magic isn't always desirable, and it would be useful to add a locale argument to specify which locale to use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Brett Cannon (bcannon) Date: 2005-06-14 19:14 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=357491 There is an issue with this idea. strftime() is just a wrapper around the ISO C library function. We have no direct control over the locale handling. This means that the locale used by strftime() is dictated by the locale that the ISO C libraries think you have. Best thing to do is to temporarily change the locale to what you need, use strftime(), and then set the locale back. PEP 342 would be nice for this. =) At best this is what strftime() would have to do behind the scenes for you. And the extra overhead is not totally desirable. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger) Date: 2005-06-14 01:59 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=80475 Brett, do you want to take this one? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1219840&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
