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GNU gettext utilities

13.5.4 Python

RPMs

python

File extension

py

String syntax

'abc', u'abc', r'abc', ur'abc',
"abc", u"abc", r"abc", ur"abc",
"'abc"', u"'abc"', r"'abc"', ur"'abc"',
"""abc""", u"""abc""", r"""abc""", ur"""abc"""

gettext shorthand

_('abc') etc.

gettext/ngettext functions

gettext.gettext, gettext.dgettext, also ugettext

textdomain

gettext.textdomain function, or gettext.install(domain) function

bindtextdomain

gettext.bindtextdomain function, or gettext.install(domain,localedir) function

setlocale

not used by the gettext emulation

Prerequisite

import gettext

Use or emulate GNU gettext

emulate. Bug: uses only the first found .mo file, not all of them

Extractor

xgettext

Formatting with positions

'...%(ident)d...' % { 'ident': value }

Portability

fully portable

po-mode marking

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