Convert an amount to Indian Notation in Python

Question

Problem: I need to convert an amount to Indian currency format

My code: I have the following Python implementation:

Answer 1

Too much work.

>>> import locale
>>> locale.setlocale(locale.LC_MONETARY, 'en_IN')
'en_IN'
>>> print(locale.currency(100.52, grouping=True))
₹ 100.52
>>> print(locale.currency(1000.108, grouping=True))
₹ 1,000.11
>>> print(locale.currency(1200000, grouping=True))
₹ 12,00,000.00