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   1 """Random helpful functions for mevemon """
   2
   3 def comma(number):
   4     """Converts a number in the format 1234567 to 1,234,567
   5     """
   6     num_string = '%0.2f' % number
   7
   8     #a,b = num_string.split('.')
   9     decimal_part, fractional_part = num_string.split('.')
  10     thousands = []
  11     while len(decimal_part) > 3:
  12         thousands.insert(0, decimal_part[-3:])
  13         decimal_part = decimal_part[0:-3]
  14     if decimal_part:
  15         thousands.insert(0, decimal_part)
  16
  17     if type(number) is int:
  18         return ','.join(thousands)
  19     else:
  20         return ','.join(thousands) + '.' + fractional_part
  21