Python gettext - not translating

Question

Sample python program: [CGI script, so it needs to select its own language rather than using whatever the host OS is set to]

import gettext
gettext.install('test', "./locale")
_ = gettext.gettext

t = gettext.translation('test', "./locale", languages=['fr'])
t.install()

print _("Hello world")

./locale/fr/LC_messages/test.mo contains the translation (as binary file, generated by running msgfmt on a .po file).

Program prints "Hello world" instead of the translated version. What could be the problem?

capitalisation difference was a typo here not present in the actual program - I'll edit the question to fix that — OJW, Feb 26 '11 at 14:12
ah that was it - binding _() was the problem. Remove that and it works. — OJW, Feb 26 '11 at 14:23

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 15 '12 at 08:42

Maybe this answer is WAY too late, but I just found this and I think it can help you.

import gettext

t = gettext.translation('test', "./locale", languages=['fr'])
_ = t.gettext

print _("Hello world")

In my own programm, I did it this way:

import gettext

DIR = "lang"
APP = "ToolName"
gettext.textdomain(APP)
gettext.bindtextdomain(APP, DIR)
#gettext.bind_textdomain_codeset("default", 'UTF-8') # Not necessary
locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "")
LANG = "FR_fr"


lang = gettext.translation(APP, DIR, languages=[LANG], fallback = True)
_ = lang.gettext

NOTE:

My program has a lang directory on it. For every language a directory is made in lang : *XX_xx* (en_US) Inside the directory en_US there is LC_MESSAGES, and inside there is TOOLNAME.mo

But that's my way for cross-language.

Python gettext - not translating

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