Python format negative currency
问题 I haven't found anything that addresses how to format negative currency, so far, and it is driving me crazy. from decimal import * import re import sys import os import locale locale.setlocale( locale.LC_ALL, 'English_United States.1252' ) # cBalance is a running balance of type Decimal fBalance = locale.currency( cBalance, grouping=True ) print cBalance, fBalance Result with Negative Number: -496.06 ($496.06) I need a minus sign NOT parenthesis How do I get rid of the parenthesis and get