SF.net SVN: matplotlib:[8812] branches/v1_0_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py

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Revision: 8812
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=8812&view=rev
Author:   mdboom
Date:     2010-11-30 17:35:39 +0000 (Tue, 30 Nov 2010)

Log Message:
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[3109913] importing matplotlib changes string.letters

Modified Paths:
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    branches/v1_0_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py

Modified: branches/v1_0_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py
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--- branches/v1_0_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py	2010-11-30 17:20:51 UTC (rev 8811)
+++ branches/v1_0_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py	2010-11-30 17:35:39 UTC (rev 8812)
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@
 # an encoding instead of a valid locale name.  Another
 # pathological case that has been reported is an empty string.
 
+# On some systems, getpreferredencoding sets the locale, which has
+# side effects.  Passing False eliminates those side effects.
+
 try:
-    preferredencoding = locale.getpreferredencoding().strip()
+    preferredencoding = locale.getpreferredencoding(False).strip()
     if not preferredencoding:
         preferredencoding = None
 except (ValueError, ImportError, AttributeError):


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