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`intword` uses English units regardless of the active localization

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#181 opened on Mar 12, 2024

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Description

Not all languages group large numbers into A103 + B106, etc. For example, Japanese has no word for 106. Instead, it has a word for 104, and 106 is written as 100 of those. Unsurprisingly, 2e7 is not written 20 × 100 × 104, but as 2000 × 104. Translations should be able to specify which powers of 10 have special names.

What did you do?

>>> import humanize
>>> humanize.i18n.activate("ja_JP")
<gettext.GNUTranslations object at 0x102fcca00>
>>> humanize.intword(234909023)
'234.9 百万'
>>> humanize.intword(2349090)
'2.3 百万'

What did you expect to happen?

>>> humanize.intword(234909023)
'2.3億'
>>> humanize.intword(2349090)
'234.9万'

What actually happened?

>>> humanize.intword(234909023)
'234.9 百万'
>>> humanize.intword(2349090)
'2.3 百万'

(This is the equivalent of putting in 23490902 and getting "234.9 hundred thousand" in English)

What versions are you using?

  • OS: Fedora 39
  • Python: 3.12
  • Humanize: 4.9.0

Contributor guide

Research direction
Study the current intword function in humanize library, particularly how it handles number grouping and localization. Identify where English units are hardcoded. Then modify the function to use locale specific number groupings, possibly by integrating with CLDR data or allowing translations to define custom powers of 10. Test with Japanese locale to ensure correct behavior.
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