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Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:22:03 +0000 (UTC)
From: Albert-Jan Roskam <fomcl@yahoo.com>
To: Python    <python-list@python.org>
Subject: locale.getlocale() in cmd.exe vs. Idle
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Hi,

Why do I get different output for locale.getlocale() in Idle vs. cmd.exe?

# IDLE
Python 2.7.1 (r271:86832, Nov 27 2010, 18:30:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>>> import locale
>>> locale.getdefaultlocale()
('nl_NL', 'cp1252')
>>> locale.getlocale()
('Dutch_Netherlands', '1252')  # I need this specific notation
>>>

# cmd.exe or Ipython
C:\Users\albertjan>python
Python 2.7.1 (r271:86832, Nov 27 2010, 18:30:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import locale
>>> locale.getdefaultlocale()
('nl_NL', 'cp1252')
>>> locale.getlocale()
(None, None)

# using setlocale does work (one of these instances when I answer my own question while writing to the Python list)
C:\Users\albertjan>python
Python 2.7.1 (r271:86832, Nov 27 2010, 18:30:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import locale
>>> locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "")
'Dutch_Netherlands.1252'
>>> locale.getlocale()
('Dutch_Netherlands', '1252') 
 
Thank you!

Regards,

Albert-Jan




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