apt/__init__.py, apt/__cache__.py: Improve python-apt localization.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/apt/__init__.py b/apt/__init__.py
index ec7103a1..2ef8add3 100644
--- a/apt/__init__.py
+++ b/apt/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #  USA
 # import the core of apt_pkg
 """High-Level Interface for working with apt."""
+import locale
+
 import apt_pkg
 
 # import some fancy classes
@@ -28,15 +30,13 @@ from apt.cdrom import Cdrom
 if apt_pkg._COMPAT_0_7:
     from apt.progress.old import (OpProgress, FetchProgress, InstallProgress,
                                   CdromProgress)
-
-if apt_pkg._COMPAT_0_7:
     from apt_pkg import (size_to_str as SizeToStr,
                          time_to_str as TimeToStr,
                          version_compare as VersionCompare)
 
 # init the package system
 apt_pkg.init()
-
+locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
 
 #import warnings
 #warnings.warn("apt API not stable yet", FutureWarning)