[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #981: problem with locales

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#981: problem with locales
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 Reporter:  chanley     |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:  1.3.0   
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:  none    
 Severity:  normal      |    Keywords:          
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 Seen in latest version of numpy svn on multiple platforms.

 {{{
 >>> import numpy as np
 >>> import locale
 >>> locale.format_string("%f",np.double(1.2))
 Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/stsci/pyssgdev/Python-2.5.1/lib/python2.5/locale.py", line
 188, in format_string
    val[key] = format(perc.group(), val[key], grouping)
 TypeError: 'numpy.float64' object does not support item assignment
 >>>
 }}}

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