# \#locale

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## [Decimal commas instead of points](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/decimal-commas-instead-of-points/67446)

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**Author:** [@danilo-bc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/danilo-bc)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/decimal-commas-instead-of-points/67446 "2024-01-07T21:05:33Z")

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Does Julia provide a simple way to use decimal commas instead of the standard point? Some countries use that standard and working with local data is sometimes a hassle. For example, importing spreadsheets with percentag…

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## [How to parse string with non-US number format?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-parse-string-with-non-us-number-format/97833)

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**Author:** [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-parse-string-with-non-us-number-format/97833 "2023-04-24T05:41:20Z")

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How to convert the string "132.993,00" to the floating point value 132993.00? Are the internationalization or locale packages in Julia that handle country-specific number formats? Base.parse doesn’t contain options to p…

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## [Change decimal separator when plotting with PyPlot (or PythonPlot)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-decimal-separator-when-plotting-with-pyplot-or-pythonplot/93367)

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**Author:** [@marllos](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/marllos)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-decimal-separator-when-plotting-with-pyplot-or-pythonplot/93367 "2023-01-23T14:57:01Z")

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Hello everybody. When the time comes to publish the thesis, we may be faced with a big surprise: the University Library requires the decimal separator to be a comma, and they don’t want any excuses. So, hundreds of graph…