import locale

from django import template
from django.conf import settings

register = template.Library()


@register.filter(name='currency')
def currency(value):
    """
    Return value converted to a locale currency
    """
    try:
        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, settings.LOCALE)
    except AttributeError:
        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')

    # We allow the currency symbol to be overridden
    symbol = getattr(settings, 'CURRENCY_SYMBOL', None)
    try:
        if symbol:
            return u"%s%s" % (symbol, locale.format("%.2f",
                                                    value, grouping=True))
        else:
            c = locale.currency(value, symbol=True, grouping=True)
            return unicode(c, 'utf8')
    except TypeError:
        return ''

import locale

from django import template
from django.conf import settings

register = template.Library()


@register.filter(name='currency')
def currency(value):
    """
    Format decimal value as currency
    """
    try:
        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, settings.LOCALE)
    except AttributeError:
        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')

    # We allow the currency symbol to be overridden as the version in system
    # locales if often not the desired one.
    try:
        symbol = getattr(settings, 'CURRENCY_SYMBOL', None)
        if symbol:
            # A custom currency symbol is specified.  Check to see if a
            # custom format is specified too - this allows the position of the
            # currency symbol to be controlled.
            format = getattr(
                settings, 'CURRENCY_FORMAT', u"%(symbol)s%(value)s")
            return format % {
                'symbol': symbol,
                'value': locale.format("%.2f", value, grouping=True)}
        else:
            # Use locale's currency format
            c = locale.currency(value, symbol=True, grouping=True)
            return unicode(c, 'utf8')
    except TypeError:
        return ''

Enhance currency filter to allow format string to be specified
Enhance currency filter to allow format string to be specified

This allows the positioning of the currency symbol to be controlled.

Fixes #311
