The other half of Issue #1580: use short float repr where possible.

Addresses the float -> string conversion, using David Gay's code which
was added in Mark Dickinson's checkin r71663.

Also addresses these, which are intertwined with the short repr
changes:

- Issue #5772: format(1e100, '<') produces '1e+100', not '1.0e+100'
- Issue #5515: 'n' formatting with commas no longer works poorly
    with leading zeros.
- PEP 378 Format Specifier for Thousands Separator: implemented
    for floats.
diff --git a/Python/pystrtod.c b/Python/pystrtod.c
index b81abce..217246e 100644
--- a/Python/pystrtod.c
+++ b/Python/pystrtod.c
@@ -37,6 +37,38 @@
  *
  * Return value: the #gdouble value.
  **/
+
+#ifndef PY_NO_SHORT_FLOAT_REPR
+
+double
+PyOS_ascii_strtod(const char *nptr, char **endptr)
+{
+	double result;
+	_Py_SET_53BIT_PRECISION_HEADER;
+
+	assert(nptr != NULL);
+	/* Set errno to zero, so that we can distinguish zero results
+	   and underflows */
+	errno = 0;
+
+	_Py_SET_53BIT_PRECISION_START;
+	result = _Py_dg_strtod(nptr, endptr);
+	_Py_SET_53BIT_PRECISION_END;
+
+	return result;
+
+}
+
+#else
+
+/*
+   Use system strtod;  since strtod is locale aware, we may
+   have to first fix the decimal separator.
+
+   Note that unlike _Py_dg_strtod, the system strtod may not always give
+   correctly rounded results.
+*/
+
 double
 PyOS_ascii_strtod(const char *nptr, char **endptr)
 {
@@ -187,6 +219,15 @@
 	return val;
 }
 
+#endif
+
+double
+PyOS_ascii_atof(const char *nptr)
+{
+	return PyOS_ascii_strtod(nptr, NULL);
+}
+
+
 /* Given a string that may have a decimal point in the current
    locale, change it back to a dot.  Since the string cannot get
    longer, no need for a maximum buffer size parameter. */
@@ -292,8 +333,9 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/* Ensure that buffer has a decimal point in it.  The decimal point
-   will not be in the current locale, it will always be '.' */
+/* Ensure that buffer has a decimal point in it.  The decimal point will not
+   be in the current locale, it will always be '.'. Don't add a decimal if an
+   exponent is present. */
 Py_LOCAL_INLINE(void)
 ensure_decimal_point(char* buffer, size_t buf_size)
 {
@@ -322,7 +364,8 @@
 			insert_count = 1;
 		}
 	}
-	else {
+	else if (!(*p == 'e' || *p == 'E')) {
+		/* Don't add ".0" if we have an exponent. */
 		chars_to_insert = ".0";
 		insert_count = 2;
 	}
@@ -341,37 +384,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/* Add the locale specific grouping characters to buffer.  Note
-   that any decimal point (if it's present) in buffer is already
-   locale-specific.  Return 0 on error, else 1. */
-Py_LOCAL_INLINE(int)
-add_thousands_grouping(char* buffer, size_t buf_size)
-{
-	Py_ssize_t len = strlen(buffer);
-	struct lconv *locale_data = localeconv();
-	const char *decimal_point = locale_data->decimal_point;
-
-	/* Find the decimal point, if any.  We're only concerned
-	   about the characters to the left of the decimal when
-	   adding grouping. */
-	char *p = strstr(buffer, decimal_point);
-	if (!p) {
-		/* No decimal, use the entire string. */
-
-		/* If any exponent, adjust p. */
-		p = strpbrk(buffer, "eE");
-		if (!p)
-			/* No exponent and no decimal.  Use the entire
-			   string. */
-			p = buffer + len;
-	}
-	/* At this point, p points just past the right-most character we
-	   want to format.  We need to add the grouping string for the
-	   characters between buffer and p. */
-	return _PyBytes_InsertThousandsGroupingLocale(buffer, len, p-buffer,
-						buf_size, NULL, 1);
-}
-
 /* see FORMATBUFLEN in unicodeobject.c */
 #define FLOAT_FORMATBUFLEN 120
 
@@ -386,9 +398,8 @@
  * Converts a #gdouble to a string, using the '.' as
  * decimal point. To format the number you pass in
  * a printf()-style format string. Allowed conversion
- * specifiers are 'e', 'E', 'f', 'F', 'g', 'G', and 'n'.
+ * specifiers are 'e', 'E', 'f', 'F', 'g', 'G', and 'Z'.
  * 
- * 'n' is the same as 'g', except it uses the current locale.
  * 'Z' is the same as 'g', except it always has a decimal and
  *     at least one digit after the decimal.
  *
@@ -403,11 +414,6 @@
 	char format_char;
 	size_t format_len = strlen(format);
 
-	/* For type 'n', we need to make a copy of the format string, because
-	   we're going to modify 'n' -> 'g', and format is const char*, so we
-	   can't modify it directly.  FLOAT_FORMATBUFLEN should be longer than
-	   we ever need this to be.  There's an upcoming check to ensure it's
-	   big enough. */
 	/* Issue 2264: code 'Z' requires copying the format.  'Z' is 'g', but
 	   also with at least one character past the decimal. */
 	char tmp_format[FLOAT_FORMATBUFLEN];
@@ -433,12 +439,12 @@
 	if (!(format_char == 'e' || format_char == 'E' || 
 	      format_char == 'f' || format_char == 'F' || 
 	      format_char == 'g' || format_char == 'G' ||
-	      format_char == 'n' || format_char == 'Z'))
+	      format_char == 'Z'))
 		return NULL;
 
-	/* Map 'n' or 'Z' format_char to 'g', by copying the format string and
+	/* Map 'Z' format_char to 'g', by copying the format string and
 	   replacing the final char with a 'g' */
-	if (format_char == 'n' || format_char == 'Z') {
+	if (format_char == 'Z') {
 		if (format_len + 1 >= sizeof(tmp_format)) {
 			/* The format won't fit in our copy.  Error out.  In
 			   practice, this will never happen and will be
@@ -457,11 +463,8 @@
 	/* Do various fixups on the return string */
 
 	/* Get the current locale, and find the decimal point string.
-	   Convert that string back to a dot.  Do not do this if using the
-	   'n' (number) format code, since we want to keep the localized
-	   decimal point in that case. */
-	if (format_char != 'n')
-		change_decimal_from_locale_to_dot(buffer);
+	   Convert that string back to a dot. */
+	change_decimal_from_locale_to_dot(buffer);
 
 	/* If an exponent exists, ensure that the exponent is at least
 	   MIN_EXPONENT_DIGITS digits, providing the buffer is large enough
@@ -475,16 +478,497 @@
 	if (format_char == 'Z')
 		ensure_decimal_point(buffer, buf_size);
 
-	/* If format_char is 'n', add the thousands grouping. */
-	if (format_char == 'n')
-		if (!add_thousands_grouping(buffer, buf_size))
-			return NULL;
-
 	return buffer;
 }
 
-double
-PyOS_ascii_atof(const char *nptr)
+#ifdef PY_NO_SHORT_FLOAT_REPR
+
+/* The fallback code to use if _Py_dg_dtoa is not available. */
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(char *) PyOS_double_to_string(double val,
+                                         char format_code,
+                                         int precision,
+                                         int flags,
+                                         int *type)
 {
-	return PyOS_ascii_strtod(nptr, NULL);
+	char buf[128];
+	char format[32];
+	Py_ssize_t len;
+	char *result;
+	char *p;
+	int t;
+	int upper = 0;
+
+	/* Validate format_code, and map upper and lower case */
+	switch (format_code) {
+	case 'e':          /* exponent */
+	case 'f':          /* fixed */
+	case 'g':          /* general */
+		break;
+	case 'E':
+		upper = 1;
+		format_code = 'e';
+		break;
+	case 'F':
+		upper = 1;
+		format_code = 'f';
+		break;
+	case 'G':
+		upper = 1;
+		format_code = 'g';
+		break;
+	case 'r':          /* repr format */
+		/* Supplied precision is unused, must be 0. */
+		if (precision != 0) {
+			PyErr_BadInternalCall();
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		precision = 17;
+		format_code = 'g';
+		break;
+	case 's':          /* str format */
+		/* Supplied precision is unused, must be 0. */
+		if (precision != 0) {
+			PyErr_BadInternalCall();
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		precision = 12;
+		format_code = 'g';
+		break;
+	default:
+		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* Handle nan and inf. */
+	if (Py_IS_NAN(val)) {
+		strcpy(buf, "nan");
+		t = Py_DTST_NAN;
+	} else if (Py_IS_INFINITY(val)) {
+		if (copysign(1., val) == 1.)
+			strcpy(buf, "inf");
+		else
+			strcpy(buf, "-inf");
+		t = Py_DTST_INFINITE;
+	} else {
+		t = Py_DTST_FINITE;
+
+
+		if (flags & Py_DTSF_ADD_DOT_0)
+			format_code = 'Z';
+
+		PyOS_snprintf(format, 32, "%%%s.%i%c", (flags & Py_DTSF_ALT ? "#" : ""), precision, format_code);
+		PyOS_ascii_formatd(buf, sizeof(buf), format, val);
+	}
+
+	len = strlen(buf);
+
+	/* Add 1 for the trailing 0 byte.
+	   Add 1 because we might need to make room for the sign.
+	   */
+	result = PyMem_Malloc(len + 2);
+	if (result == NULL) {
+		PyErr_NoMemory();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	p = result;
+
+	/* Never add sign for nan/inf, even if asked. */
+	if (flags & Py_DTSF_SIGN && buf[0] != '-' && t == Py_DTST_FINITE)
+		*p++ = '+';
+
+	strcpy(p, buf);
+
+	if (upper) {
+		/* Convert to upper case. */
+		char *p1;
+		for (p1 = p; *p1; p1++)
+			*p1 = toupper(*p1);
+	}
+
+	if (type)
+		*type = t;
+	return result;
 }
+
+#else
+
+/* _Py_dg_dtoa is available. */
+
+/* I'm using a lookup table here so that I don't have to invent a non-locale
+   specific way to convert to uppercase */
+#define OFS_INF 0
+#define OFS_NAN 1
+#define OFS_E 2
+
+/* The lengths of these are known to the code below, so don't change them */
+static char *lc_float_strings[] = {
+	"inf",
+	"nan",
+	"e",
+};
+static char *uc_float_strings[] = {
+	"INF",
+	"NAN",
+	"E",
+};
+
+
+/* Convert a double d to a string, and return a PyMem_Malloc'd block of
+   memory contain the resulting string.
+
+   Arguments:
+     d is the double to be converted
+     format_code is one of 'e', 'f', 'g', 'r' or 's'.  'e', 'f' and 'g'
+       correspond to '%e', '%f' and '%g';  'r' and 's' correspond
+       to repr and str.
+     mode is one of '0', '2' or '3', and is completely determined by
+       format_code: 'e', 'g' and 's' use mode 2; 'f' mode 3, 'r' mode 0.
+     precision is the desired precision
+     always_add_sign is nonzero if a '+' sign should be included for positive
+       numbers
+     add_dot_0_if_integer is nonzero if integers in non-exponential form
+       should have ".0" added.  Only applies to format codes 'r', 's', and 'g'.
+     use_alt_formatting is nonzero if alternative formatting should be
+       used.  Only applies to format codes 'e', 'f' and 'g'.
+     type, if non-NULL, will be set to one of these constants to identify
+       the type of the 'd' argument:
+         Py_DTST_FINITE
+         Py_DTST_INFINITE
+         Py_DTST_NAN
+
+   Returns a PyMem_Malloc'd block of memory containing the resulting string,
+    or NULL on error. If NULL is returned, the Python error has been set.
+ */
+
+static char *
+format_float_short(double d, char format_code,
+		   int mode, Py_ssize_t precision,
+		   int always_add_sign, int add_dot_0_if_integer,
+		   int use_alt_formatting, char **float_strings, int *type)
+{
+	char *buf = NULL;
+	char *p = NULL;
+	Py_ssize_t bufsize = 0;
+	char *digits, *digits_end;
+	int decpt_as_int, sign, exp_len, exp = 0, use_exp = 0;
+	Py_ssize_t decpt, digits_len, vdigits_start, vdigits_end;
+	_Py_SET_53BIT_PRECISION_HEADER;
+
+	/* _Py_dg_dtoa returns a digit string (no decimal point or exponent).
+	   Must be matched by a call to _Py_dg_freedtoa. */
+	_Py_SET_53BIT_PRECISION_START;
+	digits = _Py_dg_dtoa(d, mode, precision, &decpt_as_int, &sign,
+			     &digits_end);
+	_Py_SET_53BIT_PRECISION_END;
+
+	decpt = (Py_ssize_t)decpt_as_int;
+	if (digits == NULL) {
+		/* The only failure mode is no memory. */
+		PyErr_NoMemory();
+		goto exit;
+	}
+	assert(digits_end != NULL && digits_end >= digits);
+	digits_len = digits_end - digits;
+
+	if (digits_len && !isdigit(digits[0])) {
+		/* Infinities and nans here; adapt Gay's output,
+		   so convert Infinity to inf and NaN to nan, and
+		   ignore sign of nan. Then return. */
+
+		/* We only need 5 bytes to hold the result "+inf\0" . */
+		bufsize = 5; /* Used later in an assert. */
+		buf = (char *)PyMem_Malloc(bufsize);
+		if (buf == NULL) {
+			PyErr_NoMemory();
+			goto exit;
+		}
+		p = buf;
+
+		if (digits[0] == 'i' || digits[0] == 'I') {
+			if (sign == 1) {
+				*p++ = '-';
+			}
+			else if (always_add_sign) {
+				*p++ = '+';
+			}
+			strncpy(p, float_strings[OFS_INF], 3);
+			p += 3;
+
+			if (type)
+				*type = Py_DTST_INFINITE;
+		}
+		else if (digits[0] == 'n' || digits[0] == 'N') {
+			/* note that we *never* add a sign for a nan,
+			   even if one has explicitly been requested */
+			strncpy(p, float_strings[OFS_NAN], 3);
+			p += 3;
+
+			if (type)
+				*type = Py_DTST_NAN;
+		}
+		else {
+			/* shouldn't get here: Gay's code should always return
+			   something starting with a digit, an 'I',  or 'N' */
+			strncpy(p, "ERR", 3);
+			p += 3;
+			assert(0);
+		}
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	/* The result must be finite (not inf or nan). */
+	if (type)
+		*type = Py_DTST_FINITE;
+
+
+	/* We got digits back, format them.  We may need to pad 'digits'
+	   either on the left or right (or both) with extra zeros, so in
+	   general the resulting string has the form
+
+	     [<sign>]<zeros><digits><zeros>[<exponent>]
+
+	   where either of the <zeros> pieces could be empty, and there's a
+	   decimal point that could appear either in <digits> or in the
+	   leading or trailing <zeros>.
+
+	   Imagine an infinite 'virtual' string vdigits, consisting of the
+	   string 'digits' (starting at index 0) padded on both the left and
+	   right with infinite strings of zeros.  We want to output a slice
+
+	     vdigits[vdigits_start : vdigits_end]
+
+	   of this virtual string.  Thus if vdigits_start < 0 then we'll end
+	   up producing some leading zeros; if vdigits_end > digits_len there
+	   will be trailing zeros in the output.  The next section of code
+	   determines whether to use an exponent or not, figures out the
+	   position 'decpt' of the decimal point, and computes 'vdigits_start'
+	   and 'vdigits_end'. */
+	vdigits_end = digits_len;
+	switch (format_code) {
+	case 'e':
+		use_exp = 1;
+		vdigits_end = precision;
+		break;
+	case 'f':
+		vdigits_end = decpt + precision;
+		break;
+	case 'g':
+		if (decpt <= -4 || decpt > precision)
+			use_exp = 1;
+		if (use_alt_formatting)
+			vdigits_end = precision;
+		break;
+	case 'r':
+		/* convert to exponential format at 1e16.  We used to convert
+		   at 1e17, but that gives odd-looking results for some values
+		   when a 16-digit 'shortest' repr is padded with bogus zeros.
+		   For example, repr(2e16+8) would give 20000000000000010.0;
+		   the true value is 20000000000000008.0. */
+		if (decpt <= -4 || decpt > 16)
+			use_exp = 1;
+		break;
+	case 's':
+		/* if we're forcing a digit after the point, convert to
+		   exponential format at 1e11.  If not, convert at 1e12. */
+		if (decpt <= -4 || decpt >
+		    (add_dot_0_if_integer ? precision-1 : precision))
+			use_exp = 1;
+		break;
+	default:
+		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	/* if using an exponent, reset decimal point position to 1 and adjust
+	   exponent accordingly.*/
+	if (use_exp) {
+		exp = decpt - 1;
+		decpt = 1;
+	}
+	/* ensure vdigits_start < decpt <= vdigits_end, or vdigits_start <
+	   decpt < vdigits_end if add_dot_0_if_integer and no exponent */
+	vdigits_start = decpt <= 0 ? decpt-1 : 0;
+	if (!use_exp && add_dot_0_if_integer)
+		vdigits_end = vdigits_end > decpt ? vdigits_end : decpt + 1;
+	else
+		vdigits_end = vdigits_end > decpt ? vdigits_end : decpt;
+
+	/* double check inequalities */
+	assert(vdigits_start <= 0 &&
+	       0 <= digits_len &&
+	       digits_len <= vdigits_end);
+	/* decimal point should be in (vdigits_start, vdigits_end] */
+	assert(vdigits_start < decpt && decpt <= vdigits_end);
+
+	/* Compute an upper bound how much memory we need. This might be a few
+	   chars too long, but no big deal. */
+	bufsize =
+		/* sign, decimal point and trailing 0 byte */
+		3 +
+
+		/* total digit count (including zero padding on both sides) */
+		(vdigits_end - vdigits_start) +
+
+		/* exponent "e+100", max 3 numerical digits */
+		(use_exp ? 5 : 0);
+
+	/* Now allocate the memory and initialize p to point to the start of
+	   it. */
+	buf = (char *)PyMem_Malloc(bufsize);
+	if (buf == NULL) {
+		PyErr_NoMemory();
+		goto exit;
+	}
+	p = buf;
+
+	/* Add a negative sign if negative, and a plus sign if non-negative
+	   and always_add_sign is true. */
+	if (sign == 1)
+		*p++ = '-';
+	else if (always_add_sign)
+		*p++ = '+';
+
+	/* note that exactly one of the three 'if' conditions is true,
+	   so we include exactly one decimal point */
+	/* Zero padding on left of digit string */
+	if (decpt <= 0) {
+		memset(p, '0', decpt-vdigits_start);
+		p += decpt - vdigits_start;
+		*p++ = '.';
+		memset(p, '0', 0-decpt);
+		p += 0-decpt;
+	}
+	else {
+		memset(p, '0', 0-vdigits_start);
+		p += 0 - vdigits_start;
+	}
+
+	/* Digits, with included decimal point */
+	if (0 < decpt && decpt <= digits_len) {
+		strncpy(p, digits, decpt-0);
+		p += decpt-0;
+		*p++ = '.';
+		strncpy(p, digits+decpt, digits_len-decpt);
+		p += digits_len-decpt;
+	}
+	else {
+		strncpy(p, digits, digits_len);
+		p += digits_len;
+	}
+
+	/* And zeros on the right */
+	if (digits_len < decpt) {
+		memset(p, '0', decpt-digits_len);
+		p += decpt-digits_len;
+		*p++ = '.';
+		memset(p, '0', vdigits_end-decpt);
+		p += vdigits_end-decpt;
+	}
+	else {
+		memset(p, '0', vdigits_end-digits_len);
+		p += vdigits_end-digits_len;
+	}
+
+	/* Delete a trailing decimal pt unless using alternative formatting. */
+	if (p[-1] == '.' && !use_alt_formatting)
+		p--;
+
+	/* Now that we've done zero padding, add an exponent if needed. */
+	if (use_exp) {
+		*p++ = float_strings[OFS_E][0];
+		exp_len = sprintf(p, "%+.02d", exp);
+		p += exp_len;
+	}
+  exit:
+	if (buf) {
+		*p = '\0';
+		/* It's too late if this fails, as we've already stepped on
+		   memory that isn't ours. But it's an okay debugging test. */
+		assert(p-buf < bufsize);
+	}
+	if (digits)
+		_Py_dg_freedtoa(digits);
+
+	return buf;
+}
+
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(char *) PyOS_double_to_string(double val,
+                                         char format_code,
+                                         int precision,
+                                         int flags,
+					 int *type)
+{
+	char lc_format_code = format_code;
+	char** float_strings = lc_float_strings;
+	int mode = 0;
+
+	/* Validate format_code, and map upper and lower case */
+	switch (format_code) {
+	case 'e':          /* exponent */
+	case 'f':          /* fixed */
+	case 'g':          /* general */
+	case 'r':          /* repr format */
+	case 's':          /* str format */
+		break;
+	case 'E':
+		lc_format_code = 'e';
+		break;
+	case 'F':
+		lc_format_code = 'f';
+		break;
+	case 'G':
+		lc_format_code = 'g';
+		break;
+	default:
+		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (format_code != lc_format_code)
+		float_strings = uc_float_strings;
+
+	/* From the format code, compute the mode and make any adjustments as
+	   needed. */
+	switch (lc_format_code) {
+	case 'e':
+		mode = 2;
+		precision++;
+		break;
+	case 'f':
+		mode = 3;
+		break;
+	case 'g':
+		mode = 2;
+		/* precision 0 makes no sense for 'g' format; interpret as 1 */
+		if (precision == 0)
+			precision = 1;
+		break;
+	case 'r':
+		/* "repr" pseudo-mode */
+		mode = 0;
+		/* Supplied precision is unused, must be 0. */
+		if (precision != 0) {
+			PyErr_BadInternalCall();
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		break;
+	case 's':
+		mode = 2;
+		/* Supplied precision is unused, must be 0. */
+		if (precision != 0) {
+			PyErr_BadInternalCall();
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		precision = 12;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return format_float_short(val, lc_format_code, mode, precision,
+				  flags & Py_DTSF_SIGN,
+				  flags & Py_DTSF_ADD_DOT_0,
+				  flags & Py_DTSF_ALT,
+				  float_strings, type);
+}
+#endif /* ifdef PY_NO_SHORT_FLOAT_REPR */