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 .. -*- mode: rst; encoding: utf-8 -*-
 
-==========================
-Number and Date Formatting
-==========================
+===============
+Date Formatting
+===============
 
 
 .. contents:: Contents
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 .. sectnum::
 
 
-Date Formatting
-===============
-
 When working with date and time information in Python, you commonly use the
 classes ``date``, ``datetime`` and/or ``time`` from the `datetime`_ package.
 Babel provides functions for locale-specific formatting of those objects in its
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@
 
 
 Pattern Syntax
---------------
+==============
 
 While Babel makes it simple to use the appropriate date/time format for a given
 locale, you can also force it to use custom patterns. Note that Babel uses
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  .. _`Locale Data Markup Language specification`: http://unicode.org/reports/tr35/#Date_Format_Patterns
 
------------
 Date Fields
 -----------
 
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   |          | ``c``  | ??                                                     |
   +----------+--------+--------------------------------------------------------+
 
------------
 Time Fields
 -----------
 
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 Time-Zone Support
------------------
+=================
 
 Many of the verbose time formats include the time-zone, but time-zone
 information is not by default available for the Python ``datetime`` and
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 Parsing Dates
--------------
+=============
 
 Babel can also parse date and time information in a locale-sensitive manner:
 
 .. code-block:: pycon
 
     >>> from babel.dates import parse_date, parse_datetime, parse_time
-
-
-Number Formatting
-=================
-
-Support for locale-specific formatting and parsing of numbers is provided by
-the ``babel.numbers`` module:
-
-.. code-block:: pycon
-
-    >>> from babel.numbers import format_number, format_decimal, format_percent
-
-Examples:
-
-.. code-block:: pycon
-
-    >>> format_decimal(1.2345, locale='en_US')
-    u'1.234'
-    >>> format_decimal(1.2345, locale='sv_SE')
-    u'1,234'
-    >>> format_decimal(12345, locale='de_DE')
-    u'12.345'
-
-
-Pattern Syntax
---------------
-
-While Babel makes it simple to use the appropriate number format for a given
-locale, you can also force it to use custom patterns. As with date/time
-formatting patterns, the patterns Babel supports for number formatting are
-based on the `Locale Data Markup Language specification`_ (LDML).
-
-Examples:
-
-.. code-block:: pycon
-
-    >>> format_decimal(-1.2345, format='#,##0.##;-#', locale='en')
-    u'-1.23'
-    >>> format_decimal(-1.2345, format='#,##0.##;(#)', locale='en')
-    u'(1.23)'
-
-The syntax for custom number format patterns is described in detail in the
-the specification. The following table is just a relatively brief overview.
-
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | Symbol   | Description                                                     |
-  +==========+=================================================================+
-  | ``0``    | Digit                                                           |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``1-9``  | '1' through '9' indicate rounding.                              |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``@``    | Significant digit                                               |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``#``    | Digit, zero shows as absent                                     |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``.``    | Decimal separator or monetary decimal separator                 |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``-``    | Minus sign                                                      |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``,``    | Grouping separator                                              |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``E``    | Separates mantissa and exponent in scientific notation          |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``+``    | Prefix positive exponents with localized plus sign              |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``;``    | Separates positive and negative subpatterns                     |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``%``    | Multiply by 100 and show as percentage                          |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``‰``    | Multiply by 1000 and show as per mille                          |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``¤``    | Currency sign, replaced by currency symbol. If doubled,         |
-  |          | replaced by international currency symbol. If tripled, uses the |
-  |          | long form of the decimal symbol.                                |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``'``    | Used to quote special characters in a prefix or suffix          |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | ``*``    | Pad escape, precedes pad character                              |
-  +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-
-
-Parsing Numbers
----------------
-
-Babel can also parse numeric data in a locale-sensitive manner:
-
-.. code-block:: pycon
-
-    >>> from babel.numbers import parse_decimal, parse_number
-
-Examples:
-
-.. code-block:: pycon
-
-    >>> parse_decimal('1,099.98', locale='en_US')
-    1099.98
-    >>> parse_decimal('1.099,98', locale='de')
-    1099.98
-    >>> parse_decimal('2,109,998', locale='de')
-    Traceback (most recent call last):
-      ...
-    NumberFormatError: '2,109,998' is not a valid decimal number