- Issue #17754: Make ctypes.util.find_library() independent of the locale.

Lib/ctypes/util.py

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def _findLib_gcc(name):
         fdout, ccout = tempfile.mkstemp()
         os.close(fdout)
         cmd = 'if type gcc >/dev/null 2>&1; then CC=gcc; elif type cc >/dev/null 2>&1; then CC=cc;else exit 10; fi;' \
-              '$CC -Wl,-t -o ' + ccout + ' 2>&1 -l' + name
+              'LANG=C LC_ALL=C $CC -Wl,-t -o ' + ccout + ' 2>&1 -l' + name
         try:
             f = os.popen(cmd)
             try:

Misc/NEWS

@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #17754: Make ctypes.util.find_library() independent of the locale.
+
 - Issue #17968: Fix memory leak in os.listxattr().
 
 - Issue #17606: Fixed support of encoded byte strings in the XMLGenerator