[issue10557] Malformed error message from float()

[Alexander Belopolsky]

Alexander Belopolsky <belopolsky at users.sourceforge.net> added the comment:

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 4:45 AM, Marc-Andre Lemburg
<report at bugs.python.org> wrote:
..
>> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Marc-Andre Lemburg
>> <report at bugs.python.org> wrote:
>> ..
>>>  * Please change the API _PyUnicode_NormalizeDecimal() to
>>>   PyUnicode_ConvertToASCIIDecimal() - that's closer to what
>>>   it does.
>>>
>>
>> Are you sure it is a good idea to give it a public name?  I have no
>> problem with calling it _PyUnicode_ConvertToASCIIDecimal().
>> ("Transform" may be a better term, though.)
>
> Yes, I think it's useful to have as public API.
>

I am afraid this means it has to go in today.    I'll take the white
space processing out of the public method and try to get the patch
ready for commit.

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