locale.localeconv()
Returns the database of the local conventions as a dictionary. This dictionary has the following strings as keys:
| Category | Key | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
LC_NUMERIC | 'decimal_point' | Decimal point character. |
'grouping' | Sequence of numbers specifying which relative positions the 'thousands_sep' is expected. If the sequence is terminated with CHAR_MAX, no further grouping is performed. If the sequence terminates with a 0, the last group size is repeatedly used. | |
'thousands_sep' | Character used between groups. | |
LC_MONETARY | 'int_curr_symbol' | International currency symbol. |
'currency_symbol' | Local currency symbol. | |
'p_cs_precedes/n_cs_precedes' | Whether the currency symbol precedes the value (for positive resp. negative values). | |
'p_sep_by_space/n_sep_by_space' | Whether the currency symbol is separated from the value by a space (for positive resp. negative values). | |
'mon_decimal_point' | Decimal point used for monetary values. | |
'frac_digits' | Number of fractional digits used in local formatting of monetary values. | |
'int_frac_digits' | Number of fractional digits used in international formatting of monetary values. | |
'mon_thousands_sep' | Group separator used for monetary values. | |
'mon_grouping' | Equivalent to 'grouping', used for monetary values. | |
'positive_sign' | Symbol used to annotate a positive monetary value. | |
'negative_sign' | Symbol used to annotate a negative monetary value. | |
'p_sign_posn/n_sign_posn' | The position of the sign (for positive resp. negative values), see below. |
All numeric values can be set to CHAR_MAX to indicate that there is no value specified in this locale.
The possible values for 'p_sign_posn' and 'n_sign_posn' are given below.
| Value | Explanation |
|---|---|
0 | Currency and value are surrounded by parentheses. |
1 | The sign should precede the value and currency symbol. |
2 | The sign should follow the value and currency symbol. |
3 | The sign should immediately precede the value. |
4 | The sign should immediately follow the value. |
CHAR_MAX | Nothing is specified in this locale. |
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