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decimal point character

Is there a way to 'configure' the built-in conversion function float() to
accept '.' (dot) as decimalpartdelimiter when executing in an
anglo-american-language environment and to accept ',' (comma) when executing
in a language environment where that character is used for the same purpose?

Is there a pure (=working in Windows as well as in UNIX) Python way to find
out what char float() accepts as decimal point in strings?

/BJ

Jul 18 '05 #1
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