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gramps/src/gen/plug/utils.py
Raphael Ackermann f6409fe94f fixed typos
svn: r12924
2009-08-08 19:10:36 +00:00

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#
# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
#
# Copyright (C) 2009 B. Malengier
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
#
# $Id: __init__.py 10055 2008-02-18 20:07:09Z acraphae $
"""
General utility functions useful for the generic plugin system
"""
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Standard Python modules
#
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
import locale
def gfloat(val):
"""Convert to floating number, taking care of possible locale differences.
Useful for reading float values from text entry fields
while under non-English locale.
"""
try:
return float(val)
except:
try:
return float(val.replace('.', ', '))
except:
return float(val.replace(', ', '.'))
return 0.0
def gformat(val):
"""Performs ('%.3f' % val) formatting with the resulting string always
using dot ('.') as a decimal point.
Useful for writing float values into XML when under non-English locale.
"""
decimal_point = locale.localeconv()['decimal_point']
return_val = "%.3f" % val
return return_val.replace(decimal_point, '.')