xbmc.getRegion('datelong') returns unsupported %-d strftime format directive in Kodi 21 on Android

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When formatting a date string using xbmc.getRegion('datelong') in Kodi v21.0.0 on Android, the Python strftime function doesn't recognize the %-d date format directive that is returned and simply outputs -d

Expected Behavior

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When formatting a date string using xbmc.getRegion('datelong') in Kodi v21.0.0 on Android, the Python strftime function should recognize all directives in the returned format by the xbmc.getRegion API and should output the day of the month as a human readable number.
This worked totally fine before in Kodi 20.5 on Android!

Actual Behavior

date = datetime.now()
date.strftime(xbmc.getRegion('datelong'))

returns Thursday, April -d, 2024

Possible Fix

To Reproduce

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1. Format a Python datetime object using date.strftime(xbmc.getRegion('datelong')) in Kodi 21 on Android

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• Android

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• Kodi version: 21.0.0

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