Add check for pt_PT in test_locale (#841)

* Add check for locale

* Update CHANGELOG

* Wording and spacing

* Update integration-test.yml

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Co-authored-by: Mohammed Ghannam <ghannam@zib.de>

Author: Joao-Dionisio

.github/workflows/integration-test.yml

@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ jobs:
           wget --quiet --no-check-certificate https://github.com/scipopt/scip/releases/download/$(echo "v${{env.version}}" | tr -d '.')/SCIPOptSuite-${{ env.version }}-Linux-ubuntu20.deb
           sudo apt-get update && sudo apt install -y ./SCIPOptSuite-${{ env.version }}-Linux-ubuntu20.deb
 
-      - name: Install locales for tests
-        run: sudo apt-get install tzdata locales -y && sudo locale-gen pt_PT && sudo update-locale # add pt_PT locale that is used in tests
-
       - name: Setup python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 ### Added
+- Added check for pt_PT locale in test_model.py
 ### Fixed
 ### Changed
 ### Removed

tests/test_model.py

@@ -347,15 +347,18 @@ def test_locale():
     import locale
 
     m = Model()
-    x = m.addVar(lb=1.1)
-
-    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_NUMERIC, "pt_PT")
-
+    m.addVar(lb=1.1)
+    
+    try:
+        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_NUMERIC, "pt_PT")
+    except Exception:
+        pytest.skip("pt_PT locale was not found. It might need to be installed.")
+    
     assert locale.str(1.1) == "1,1"
-
+    
     m.writeProblem("model.cip")
 
     with open("model.cip") as file:
         assert "1,1" not in file.read()
 
-    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_NUMERIC,"")
+    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_NUMERIC,"")