# 5.2 Beta2 GrampsLocale does not have format function (add to list of changes) **URL:** \ **Category:** Beta Testing\ **Created:** [August 29, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/5-2-beta2-grampslocale-does-not-have-format-function-add-to-list-of-changes/4091 "2023-08-29T00:40:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GaryGriffin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/garygriffin/32/6525_2.png) [@GaryGriffin](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/GaryGriffin)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/5-2-beta2-grampslocale-does-not-have-format-function-add-to-list-of-changes/4091/1 "2023-08-29T00:40:26Z")
On MacOS loaded beta2. Testing some of my plugins and find that the GrampsLocale object is missing the format attribute. This function formats a number in the current locale. See gen/utils/grampslocale.py . This is now replaced by the python locale object, format attribute. This might need to be in the change list. Specific details: 5.1 gramplet code used the following and it worked: > from gramps.gen.const import GRAMPS\_LOCALE as glocale > tooltip\_text += glocale.format(‘%d’,self.segments, grouping = True) But 5.2 generates the error: > AttributeError: ‘GrampsLocale’ object has no attribute ‘format’ ---
**Author:** ![Nick-Hall](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/nick-hall/32/95_2.png) [@Nick-Hall](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Nick-Hall)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/5-2-beta2-grampslocale-does-not-have-format-function-add-to-list-of-changes/4091/2 "2023-08-29T11:34:57Z")
The underlying python [`format`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/locale.html#locale.format) method in the locale module has been deprecated since 3.7 and will be removed in 3.12 due to be released later this year. See pull request [#1463](https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/pull/1463).