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diff --git a/Doc/library/locale.rst b/Doc/library/locale.rst index 2fd44fe..bf57a08 100644 --- a/Doc/library/locale.rst +++ b/Doc/library/locale.rst @@ -148,10 +148,8 @@ The :mod:`locale` module defines the following exception and functions: +--------------+-----------------------------------------+ The function sets temporarily the ``LC_CTYPE`` locale to the ``LC_NUMERIC`` - locale to decode ``decimal_point`` and ``thousands_sep`` byte strings if - they are non-ASCII or longer than 1 byte, and the ``LC_NUMERIC`` locale is - different than the ``LC_CTYPE`` locale. This temporary change affects other - threads. + locale or the ``LC_MONETARY`` locale if locales are different and numeric or + monetary strings are non-ASCII. This temporary change affects other threads. .. versionchanged:: 3.7 The function now sets temporarily the ``LC_CTYPE`` locale to the |