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Wording tweaks.

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Raymond Hettinger 2009-03-14 03:08:00 +00:00
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@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ Provide a simple, non-locale aware way to format a number
with a thousands separator. with a thousands separator.
Adding thousands separators is one of the simplest ways to Adding thousands separators is one of the simplest ways to
improve the professional appearance and readability of output. humanize a program's output, improving its professional appearance
and readability.
In the finance world, output with commas is the norm. Finance In the finance world, output with thousands separators is the norm.
users and non-professional programmers find the locale Finance users and non-professional programmers find the locale
approach to be frustrating, arcane and non-obvious. approach to be frustrating, arcane and non-obvious.
The locale module presents two other challenges. First, it is The locale module presents two other challenges. First, it is
@ -210,7 +211,8 @@ Commentary
* Some newsgroup respondants think there is no place for any * Some newsgroup respondants think there is no place for any
scripts that are not internationalized and that it is a step scripts that are not internationalized and that it is a step
backwards to provide a simple way to hardwire a given convention. backwards to provide a simple way to hardwire a particular choice
(thus reducing incentive to use a locale sensitive approach).
* Another thought is that embedding some particular convention in * Another thought is that embedding some particular convention in
individual format strings makes it hard to change that convention individual format strings makes it hard to change that convention