locale.strxfrm()
locale.strxfrm() is a Python function in the Locale Module category. Transforms a string to one that can be used in locale-aware comparisons. The syntax is locale.strxfrm(string). Returns: Transformed string. A typical example: sorted(words, key=locale.strxfrm) # Locale-aware sort. A close sibling is locale.setlocale(), which sets the locale for a category (LC_ALL, LC_TIME, LC_NUMERIC, etc.). A close sibling is locale.getlocale(), which returns the current locale setting as (language, encoding). A close sibling is locale.getdefaultlocale(), which returns the default locale from environment variables. A close sibling is locale.strcoll(), which compares two strings according to the current LC_COLLATE locale. More about this category: Internationalization — setlocale, getlocale, currency, strcoll. Related Locale Module entries: locale.setlocale(), locale.getlocale(), locale.getdefaultlocale(), locale.strcoll(), locale.format_string(), locale.currency(). This page is part of the free Python Reference documentation covering 978+ functions, methods, and modules with examples and parameter details. You can try locale.strxfrm() immediately in the Python playground, look up unfamiliar terms in the glossary, or return to the Python Reference homepage.