locale
Stdlib — i18nPython 2.0+Advanced
Locale-aware formatting for numbers, currency, and dates
Quick Info
- Documentation
- Official Docs
- Python Version
- 2.0+
- Dependencies
- None — Python Standard Library
- Install
Included with Python
Learn by Difficulty
Quick Example
python
# locale module print("locale provides locale-aware formatting") print("Usage: locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')") print(" locale.currency(1234.56)") print(" locale.format_string('%d', 1234567, grouping=True)")
The locale module is part of Python's standard library. Locale-aware formatting for numbers, currency, and dates.
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