From e4bb1560c5a369d9f4886e9a58f557e4f3aeb9e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seth Hillbrand <seth@kipro-pcb.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:41:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Set locale in python save routine

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/issues/11006

(cherry picked from commit c3496d61eb049a4af6bd92d79a9c41015d1310de)
---
 pcbnew/python/scripting/pcbnew_scripting_helpers.cpp | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pcbnew/python/scripting/pcbnew_scripting_helpers.cpp b/pcbnew/python/scripting/pcbnew_scripting_helpers.cpp
index 4ac56bc811..1f69dfc8c5 100644
--- a/pcbnew/python/scripting/pcbnew_scripting_helpers.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/python/scripting/pcbnew_scripting_helpers.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,10 @@ bool SaveBoard( wxString& aFileName, BOARD* aBoard, IO_MGR::PCB_FILE_T aFormat,
     aBoard->BuildConnectivity();
     aBoard->SynchronizeNetsAndNetClasses();
 
+    // Ensure the "C" locale is temporary set, before saving any file
+    // It also avoid wxWidget alerts about locale issues, later, when using Python 3
+    LOCALE_IO dummy;
+
     try
     {
         IO_MGR::Save( aFormat, aFileName, aBoard, nullptr );