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@@ -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