Module gettext
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Module gettext

Internationalization and localization support.

This module provides internationalization (I18N) and localization (L10N) support for your Python programs by providing an interface to the GNU gettext message catalog library.

I18N refers to the operation by which a program is made aware of multiple languages. L10N refers to the adaptation of your program, once internationalized, to the local language and cultural habits.

Classes [hide private]
NullTranslations
GNUTranslations
Functions [hide private]
 
test(condition, true, false)
Implements the C expression:
 
c2py(plural)
Gets a C expression as used in PO files for plural forms and returns a Python lambda function that implements an equivalent expression.
 
_expand_lang(locale)
 
find(domain, localedir=None, languages=None, all=0)
 
translation(domain, localedir=None, languages=None, class_=None, fallback=False, codeset=None)
 
install(domain, localedir=None, unicode=False, codeset=None, names=None)
 
textdomain(domain=None)
 
bindtextdomain(domain, localedir=None)
 
bind_textdomain_codeset(domain, codeset=None)
 
dgettext(domain, message)
 
ldgettext(domain, message)
 
dngettext(domain, msgid1, msgid2, n)
 
ldngettext(domain, msgid1, msgid2, n)
 
gettext(message)
 
lgettext(message)
 
ngettext(msgid1, msgid2, n)
 
lngettext(msgid1, msgid2, n)
 
Catalog(domain, localedir=None, languages=None, class_=None, fallback=False, codeset=None)
Variables [hide private]
  _default_localedir = '/usr/share/locale'
  _translations = {}
  _localedirs = {}
  _localecodesets = {}
  _current_domain = 'messages'

Imports: locale, copy, os, re, struct, sys, ENOENT


Function Details [hide private]

test(condition, true, false)

 

Implements the C expression:

  condition ? true : false

Required to correctly interpret plural forms.